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I'm sorry, I don't think I made myself very clear:P My point, summed up, is one regarding definition. Maybe it's just pedantry, but I find that your use of ca

by eivarv 12y ago

I'm sorry, I don't think I made myself very clear:P My point, summed up, is one regarding definition. Maybe it's just pedantry, but I find that your use of cause (what I also describe as genesis) sort of implies that it is a progenitor - that it is a starting point of sorts. And what I'm suggesting is that there are other factors at play (biopsychosocial model) long before the culmination of the disease in a major depressive episode - provided we are still talking about the term "depression" as in "major depressive disorder."

cpncrunch 12y ago
In the cases I have witnessed, life events have been the progenitor. There are obviously other factors, such as personality, genetics, etc. However, life events seem to have been the main "cause" of these depressive episodes (and not just the trigger).