Posted by SLS on July 20, 2005, at 19:11:20
In reply to Re: Bad (but expected) news about ADs, posted by mworkman on July 20, 2005, at 17:32:55
> Most people know...
Most?
How did you arrive at this assertion?
> ...that taking an AD doesn't just magically make them less depressed
Of course it does.
Someone smarter than me said something to the effect of "Antidepressants might resolve the depression, but they are not 'get-happy' pills."
Antidepressants will not resolve the psychological issues that existed before the depression began. After the depression magically resolves with antidepressants, all of those issues are still there waiting for you to work on. These might include a depressive thought-style. The greater your success at working on your happiness, the less your chance of relapse into depression.
- Scott
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