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Dismissing the scientific trials as flawed by cherry picking and then choosing an anecdotal cow to make a point seems ironic to me. The only thing I can get fro
by marian_ge 9y ago
Dismissing the scientific trials as flawed by cherry picking and then choosing an anecdotal cow to make a point seems ironic to me. The only thing I can get from this is that we may not have the whole picture regarding depression and focusing only on medication is the wrong thing. But as far as I know from people battling with this is that even in my country the doctors strongly recommend lifestyle changes and hours of therapy with a psychologist for long term success
- SubiculumCode 9y agoThanks for writing this. Saved me some time, and you did it better.
- Sean1708 9y agoYeah the author said something along the lines of > beyond only the packs of pills we have been offered as often the sole item on the menu for the depressed and anxious several times in that article, and it just doesn't ring true for me. Maybe the author is specifically talking about American psychiatry or maybe the people I know were just lucky, but all the people I know that have been to their GP about depression or anxiety (granted not a huge sample size) were offered CBT first and foremost and only one of them was prescribed medication at all in the end.