Posted by emmanuel98 on July 31, 2011, at 19:47:25
In reply to Re: The 'antidepressants dont work' thing, posted by linkadge on July 29, 2011, at 11:58:48
I "know" this mainly by sponsoring 4 people in AA. They are all on anti-depressants, yet none of them really meet the criteria for MDD. They are just bummed out about jobs, relationships,etc. I have one sponsee who is truly depressed -- no real content, just miserable. I have urged her to see a p-doc and therapist. The others, I have urged to do DBT type stuff. Meditating, practicing mindfulness and being in the moment, using the program to call people and keep connected and avoid isolation. I don't claim to know everything. But when you work with a sponsee you get to know them pretty intimately and get a sense of what is making them so unhappy.
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