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...and the people for whom it doesn't resolve on its own really need to be treated. I live with someone in that situation, and knew her before she was ever medi
by bermanoid 15y ago
...and the people for whom it doesn't resolve on its own really need to be treated. I live with someone in that situation, and knew her before she was ever medicated, and I can say with near certainty that she would not be alive today were it not for the medications she takes.
You're making the same mistake the article makes: serious depression and the type of depression that 46% of Americans report experiencing are two completely different beasts, and it's devastatingly dangerous to leave the former untreated.
- Alex3917 15y ago"serious depression and the type of depression that 46% of Americans report experiencing are two completely different beasts, and it's devastatingly dangerous to leave the former untreated." I'm not saying people shouldn't seek treatment.
- niels_olson 15y agoWe generally grade deoression as mild, moderate, or severe. Some evidence suggests mild-to-moderate depression doesn't respond to anti-depressants. Anti-depressants were originally tested in those with severe depression, which, like other mental illnesses, is much less common.