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That said, I have a belief that way too many psychiatrists in the US take mania incredibly seriously--as we all should--and don't really give a flip about maximally treating depression. Sorry, I know this may offend some--I apologize. It's just been my experience with more than one shrink that there is this attitude of sort of, as long as he's not manic, we're good. I hate that, because it says you don't care about the overall quality of my life, you really only want to make sure I don't think I'm Jesus or running naked down Broadway. Which is a noble goal, but should not be the only goal.
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