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Originally Posted by DiminishedModulatn
Anti-depressants were never meant to cure depression, they are suppose to be aid for therapy. Atleast thats what the majority of my professors taught me. The problem is insurance companies make more money from medications than therapy, and most people are impatient and settle for treating the symptoms,rather than focus on the problems. Of course, I'm no expert, but it sounds rational to me.
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ADs and other medications are now handed out as if they were candy. The marketing of big pharma actually tries to convice everybody they are depressed and they need a fix... it is disgusting actually.
The article mentioned is actually positive. WILLPOWER can work miracles! Rejoice!
Seriously, I believe the placebo effect should be studied more. It has been proved one can get drunk on placebo... Perhaps we can get better on placebo too.
I believe many of the mental health problems are "in the head". Please, nobody take offense... but humans aren't designed to function in such rapid environment as we live in today. Once I read that today we proceed as much information during one day as people in 16th century did during their entire life... No wonder our brains sometimes snap. We don't know how the ADs work... maybe it's the whole process of therapy, lifestyle change, etc. that helps people to overcome.