But I do mildly disagree about a depression being merely psychological. Not when there is brain chemistry involved. I think there is much about depression that is physical. This is not to say that it cannot be helped, and I really don't want to get into a debate about it.
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Lovebirdsflying - I agree with you here. When you're dealing with complicated deep depression like bipolar etc. there's a chemical imbalance - which makes it a 'physical disease' like any other bonafided physical disease. Just because it's in the brain, doesn't mean you can't call it a physical disease. In these cases self help methods may only help mildly(or not at all) but are still important to keep the body healthy. Since it does involve chemical imbalances, psychotherapy can still be used to enhance quality of life. Thank you for sharing your point of view.