Re:Predictors of mental health in employed adults with autis...
by roywiggins on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @12:55PM
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but also "optimistic about the
future", "energy to spare", "feeling good about myself", "interested in new things", "feeling cheerful". How many depressed people could plausibly rate themselves high on those? Having no energy, being pessimistic, not interested in anything, and feeling bad about yourself are... pretty classic symptoms of depression, though I don't know what the exact clinical requirements are.
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Re:Predictors of mental health in employed adults with autis...
by NeedMoreTea on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @01:06PM
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In the absence of a blood test that can report "you're 79% depressed, we have to rely on self-reporting. Which is error prone as the scales are highly individual.
As I understand it, and someone correct me if I don't, these self-reporting scales are just a loose diagnostic indicator. They're more useful over time, especially if receiving therapy or medication, as the change in responses can be tracked.
Re:Predictors of mental health in employed adults with autis...
by roywiggins on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @01:20PM
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Right, sure, but the study treats well-being and symptoms of depression as separate things.
But if well-being is stuff like being optimistic and fulfilled, then it seems to me hardly a surprise that being optimistic and fulfilled makes you less likely to become depressed, in the same way that not being depressed today makes you less likely to be depressed tomorrow. So I'm trying to work out what this study is actually saying, other than non-depressed people (with ASD) are less likely to be depressed in the future than currently slightly-to-very depressed people.