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Depression should be treated as a medical illness by a professional medical provider.
by austincheney 6y ago
Depression should be treated as a medical illness by a professional medical provider.
- latexr 6y agoDepression should be treated however works best for the affected person, assuming no harm done to others. The Twitter thread mentions they tried the book hypothesis on people who were on a waitlist to see a professional, meaning they were already trying to get help but couldn’t. If a book is able to help without negative side effects, there’s no reason not to try it. Books (and other written resources) are how medical professionals collect and expand much of their knowledge in the first place.
- austincheney 6y agoYou could do the same for all medicine, but its a very bad idea. What makes depression separate from all other medical ailments?