Posted by ed_uk2010 on May 15, 2010, at 16:55:11
In reply to Re: History of depression - um? » ed_uk2010, posted by sigismund on May 15, 2010, at 14:44:32
> Depression in 1970 meant that you could not get out of bed and were physically sick. If you were unhappy or anxious, you were neurotic.
> Funny how these words acquire and then lose their meanings.Yes, that's what I mean. You weren't depressed unless you were so ill that you were totally incapable of normal daily activities for a prolonged period. The concept of depression being applied to people who have low mood or lack of pleasure (and a couple of other symptoms) for two or more weeks didn't exist. It's certainly good for selling drugs though.
I quite like the idea of neurosis versus psychosis. I am neurotic. I am definitely not psychotic :)
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