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Re: Diganosed with Depression -
May 9th 2013, 03:55 PM
^ Generally good points. To clarify, my point was not that medically-diagnosed depression isn't MDD, but that therapists and physicians often jump to conclusions when making that diagnosis. When I was diagnosed with MDD, it took a nurse practitioner 15 minutes -- hardly long enough to understand a person.
I agree that antidepressants often do more harm than good, especially for young people. CBT can be useful, especially when depression has a definite antecedent or "cause." In my case, it didn't help. Mindfullness and meditation did, however. All depends on the individual.
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