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Old Oct 30, 2009, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by farmergirl View Post
Not everyone in therapy is depressed though.

I assume you are responding to my saying that depression often needs medical intervention. What was wrong with that statement? I didn't say "always". But when a person gets to the point that they are unable to get out of bed and unable to take care of their basic needs, therapy isn't going to do much for him. He cannot even think straight at that point. It's like thinking through mud.

Are you saying we don't need meds? Therapy will do it all? This is all psychological, none of it chemical? If that's the case, I definitely disagree with you.
Oh please do not put words in my mouth! I didn't say that meds weren't needed. Meds in conjunction with psychotherapy work very well for people. CBT, REBT, and Motivational Interviewing are very useful psychological tools that help depression among other mental health problems.
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