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Re:New studies zero in on roots of depression and how ketami... by Lordarminius on Saturday February 17, 2018 @05:16PM (#16403063)
You needed to spend a week in a mental health facility observing patients with clinical / severe depression. Your model would fall apart pretty quickly. The most charitable thing I can say about your theory of depression is that in part it describes a small subset of depressed patients. Your modelling of mania is far from reality.
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Re:New studies zero in on roots of depression and how ketami... by psyc on Saturday February 17, 2018 @05:21PM (#16403087)
I've spent a combined total of 20 weeks being an in-patient with severe depression, and interacting with others. What specifically do you believe the parent would observe, that would cause them to rethink their viewpoint?
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Re:New studies zero in on roots of depression and how ketami... by itronitron on Sunday February 18, 2018 @12:27AM (#16404610)
It would surprise me to hear that the majority of depressed people are in mental health facilities, therefore it seems more likely that your perspective is based on exposure to a small subset of depressed people.
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