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It's just a name though. Disease seems to be used to cover loads of things that IMHO aren't really diseases these days - eg alcoholism, obesity. I think maybe
by axod 17y ago
It's just a name though.
Disease seems to be used to cover loads of things that IMHO aren't really diseases these days - eg alcoholism, obesity.
I think maybe it's to excuse the person of any guilt - "I can't help it! I have a disease"
- Alex3917 17y ago"It's just a name though." But the claim is almost always "Depression is a disease caused by a biological problem in the brain." And the solution is usually just drugs.
- axod 17y agoSure, true. I've never believed it's as simple as that - people get depressed for a ton of different reasons, and the 'cures' are as wide and varying. Surely most people think this?