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That would be a diagnostic failure. Treating someone with anti-depressants when they do not have clinical depression could ruin their life, even end their life
by freehunter 6y ago
That would be a diagnostic failure. Treating someone with anti-depressants when they do not have clinical depression could ruin their life, even end their life (suicide is a side effect of many anti-depressant medications).
- roywiggins 6y agoDepression is diagnosed based on clinical symptoms, not brain chemistry. Read the list of symptoms from the DSM V and compare- "chronic ennui" as defined in the article would get you most of the way there. https://www.psycom.net/depression-definition-dsm-5-diagnostic-criteria/ https://www.psycom.net/depression-definition-dsm-5-diagnosti...