Posted by Dinah on August 12, 2006, at 20:36:40
In reply to Re: Is Kramer right? » notfred, posted by laima on August 12, 2006, at 19:26:51
What he's actually saying, to paraphrase as best as I can understand, is that people prone to multiple bouts of depression are people who have a defect in brain repair. That's simplifying it a lot. He refers to it as the "failed resilience model of depression".
"Depression is characterized by frank abnormalities in the nervous system, such as the changes observed by Rajkowska and Sheline. These defects arise from failures in protection and repair of cells in critical brain regions." is one excerpt.
He's clearly familiar with neuroplasticity and the growth of new cells.
On the other hand, I think the one thing we know is that they don't know much yet. I've been listening to "A Short History of Nearly Everything" which is basically a story of science changing its mind an awful lot.
Yes, his point is that depression is a disease, with physical symptoms like other diseases.
I just wonder if he's overemphasizing it.
On the other hand, I don't have the brain I used to. :(
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