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Old Nov 12, 2014, 08:15 PM
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Respectfully disagree. But thinking its more the choice of words. It can be well managed in most people. You have to remember its likely that people are here because the depression is chronic and at least fairly severe. Some people may be very successful with treatment but the best most can hope for is good management. We would need to examine the scientific evidence for my opinion I suppose but I really would be surprised if many people with severe chronic depress 'fix' it. I think we need to encourage members to view it this way.
It's a chronic illness that can be treated. I know of no cure or fix as it were. It is a medical condition and the first and best line of treatment is medication that can be supplemented by those other things.

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