Posted by AndrewB on February 24, 2000, at 6:09:24
My dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer today. I was at the doctor's office. I asked the doctor whether my father would benefit from an antidepressant. My father says, due to his poor helath and deminished capabilities, that he is useless now and that he has nothing to live for. I said that even when one has deminished capabilities, you should still be able to get a sense of accomplishment from the little things in life and you should feel there is something to live for and that an antidepressant might help him feel this way. The doctor however talked with my dad and said that my dad had good reason to feel the way he did and that an antidepressant wouldn't help. That's how it went. Any thoughts????
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