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Re:My dad hid his depression. I won’t hide mine by DanBC on Sunday March 27, 2016 @09:44AM (#11369917)
> Isn't it just asking questions?

Not really. It's really easy to find out how, for example, cognitive behavioural therapy works, and it's not about asking

Counselling is just talking (or perhaps "active listening") but the evidence shows that counselling is pretty terrible as a treatment for depression.

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Re:My dad hid his depression. I won’t hide mine by studentrob on Sunday March 27, 2016 @10:33AM (#11370057)
Cool, I see some who do CBT promote mindful meditation, particularly for people with severe depression [1].

I think we'd be a better society if this form of treatment were prescribed more often.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness-based_cognitive_...

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