RE: Neuroscience, neurology, mental disorders
May 1, 2013 at 3:45 am
(This post was last modified: May 1, 2013 at 3:47 am by Creed of Heresy.)
You'll notice that the article mentions that talk-therapy is preferable to medication for those without severe depression. I'm not sure if this article is referring to "normal" depression, or "clinical" depression, though I admit I only skimmed it. This part was most telling, however:
I can conclude that body chemistry does play a part in it from that alone, and also that talk-therapy [which helps provide an outside stimulus for chemical production] can aid in treating it. If the depression has a non-biological basis [something really bad happened and it's still lingering in the mind, for example], addressing it would help with that and with addressing the issue comes the potential for eliminating the root cause itself, but if it's biological [wherein it becomes clinical depression], then merely talking about it won't do much. Feeling like shit for no reason, well...the key word is "no reason." If there's no reason you can discern for feeling that way but you do anyway no matter how hard you try to claw your way out of it, then something's distinctly wrong. In fact, depression can be used as a diagnosis for a number of physiological illnesses and neurological illnesses as well; depression is, quite often, an effect, caused by something else. I'll add that to the things I've gotta talk about tomorrow. For now, though: Depression's probably more complicated and diverse than almost every other psychological condition. It can be caused by something, everything, and nothing [though not all at once, obviously], and treating it depends accordingly. In most cases, depression's the weed, and you have to find the root so you can kill it, but in plenty of others depression is itself at the root as well. I'll talk about clinical depression and its causes tomorrow, too. For now, since I'm fading rapidly, here's this for perspective:
http://www.easypeasy.com/guides/article.php?article=284
Ok I admit that actually made me chuckle, even though, again, it's ignorant of the underlying factors of depression. Read the above link and just, like, pretend it was me writing it or something. Srsly guiz i need slep
Quote:What Causes Depression?
There is no single answer to this question. Some depression is caused by changes in the body's chemistry that influence mood and thought processes. Biological factors can also cause depression. In other cases, depression is a sign that certain mental and emotional aspects of a person's life are out of balance. For example, significant life transitions and life stresses, such as the death of a loved one, can bring about a depressive episode.
I can conclude that body chemistry does play a part in it from that alone, and also that talk-therapy [which helps provide an outside stimulus for chemical production] can aid in treating it. If the depression has a non-biological basis [something really bad happened and it's still lingering in the mind, for example], addressing it would help with that and with addressing the issue comes the potential for eliminating the root cause itself, but if it's biological [wherein it becomes clinical depression], then merely talking about it won't do much. Feeling like shit for no reason, well...the key word is "no reason." If there's no reason you can discern for feeling that way but you do anyway no matter how hard you try to claw your way out of it, then something's distinctly wrong. In fact, depression can be used as a diagnosis for a number of physiological illnesses and neurological illnesses as well; depression is, quite often, an effect, caused by something else. I'll add that to the things I've gotta talk about tomorrow. For now, though: Depression's probably more complicated and diverse than almost every other psychological condition. It can be caused by something, everything, and nothing [though not all at once, obviously], and treating it depends accordingly. In most cases, depression's the weed, and you have to find the root so you can kill it, but in plenty of others depression is itself at the root as well. I'll talk about clinical depression and its causes tomorrow, too. For now, since I'm fading rapidly, here's this for perspective:
http://www.easypeasy.com/guides/article.php?article=284
(May 1, 2013 at 3:36 am)Gilgamesh Wrote: How condescending.
Catfish is right, though. Nobody wants to believe it because that means they're responsible for themselves. Meh. You have a chemical imbalance in the brain. Here, take some Prozac. You'll still be depressed but now you won't be able to get hard, either. Meh.
Ok I admit that actually made me chuckle, even though, again, it's ignorant of the underlying factors of depression. Read the above link and just, like, pretend it was me writing it or something. Srsly guiz i need slep
