drharvey

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   by drharvey 11y ago

   I think some of these posts might be inadvertently debating dualism , "the philosophical position that mental phenomena are non-physical." You're arguing whether depression is caused by emotions and thoughts vs biology (mind
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   by drharvey 11y ago

   I'm going to jump in here. Meta-analysis has shown that approximately 80% of all cases of depression are initially caused by a major life stress (1). So "exogenous" factors seem to play a large role in triggering most depre
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   by drharvey 11y ago

   -- As an aside, it's a textbook example of multiple discovery/simultaneous invention: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_discovery -- I also completely agree that the sedative-level dose given to soldiers
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   by drharvey 11y ago

   "The central suggestion regarding the 'vaccine' effect seemed to be buried a bit in the article (unless I missed something in skimming), but it is the actual new information, which is interesting and heartening." You are