(November 13, 2013 at 1:01 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:I think that in cases where there is clinical depression, it's important to get the person professional help.You're right...but the kicker is that people have to want help.
Yes, it is a situation where people will probably be going against the stated wishes of the depressed person in question. And someone may ask "how can you say that he is not in his right mind?" And I would admit that I would err on the side of caution in that case, if it was someone I cared about.
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-Stephen Jay Gould
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