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> why depression has increased so dramatically in the last ~century and address that has it? Were our current guidelines to diagnose depressive episodes with a
by mahathu 6y ago
> why depression has increased so dramatically in the last ~century and address that
has it? Were our current guidelines to diagnose depressive episodes with around a century ago?
- jerrygoyal 6y ago> has it? an anecdote but i think yes. pre-internet you wouldn't know what's happening outside of your community. Now, internet (IG, tiktok, fb, TechCrunch) surfaces the best of the world before your eyes.. it's a constant reminder there exist better people in whatever area you value (could be a skill, appearance, material things)
- goodpoint 6y agoYe, it has, and also many other forms of mental illness. > Were our current guidelines to diagnose depressive episodes with around a century ago? Certainly not, but researchers are very capable of looking at historical records and detect evidence to treated or untreated conditions. Furthermore, people have been describing their own emotions and other people's behaviors since recorded history. There's an army of psychologists, anthropologist, sociologists and geneticists out there studying the history of mental illness. Among many, prof. Sapolsky comes to mind.