Posted by linkadge on December 5, 2010, at 16:55:28
In reply to Re: Do antidepressants induce chronicity?, posted by europerep on December 5, 2010, at 16:12:33
>I mean, it would be a possible, but complicated >argument to make that antidepressants are >actually ineffective in treating depression, >*but* their action induces chronicity. It >doesn't really make sense to me...
I think there are a few mechanisms by which antidepressants could induce chronicicty.
>Also, if more people are depressed for longer >periods of time now, one would think that >suicide rates should go up, no?
Well, I think that antidepressants can improve depressive symptoms to the extent that suicide is prevented. But, I do think that they can prevent a full recovery by acting as an impediment to normal neuroendocrine function and/or induce a dependance in conjunction with preventing full recovery (a bunch of unsubstantiated words I know, but just my personal thoughts).
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