Posted by chumbawumba on May 11, 2009, at 23:17:05
In reply to Re: Antidepressants Hardly Help ?????????, posted by chumbawumba on May 11, 2009, at 22:40:19
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> > > I think all depression is biological...
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> > Let us start at the beginning.
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> > 1. What is depression? How do you know it when you see it? What are YOUR criteria for identifying depression?
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> > > in that a depressed persons brain is physically different
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> > 2. Is it your contention that every person that you identify as depressed according to the criteria you established in question number one demonstrates morphological, physiological, or genetic aberrations that can be measured and deemed to be pathological?
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> > - Scott
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> Yes. I contend that there is nothing in mind that does not have a biologic concomitant.Regarding #1 I'd say the best criteria for diagnosing depression is just asking a person "Are you depressed?" Seriously. I mean you can go further and say do you feel hopeless, do you feel suicidal, but it all starts with "Are you depressed?"
And Regarding #2
Yes, I would say that most people if they were being truthful in answer to #1 would show brain differences.
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