03.01.10
Is depression manufactured?
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http://www.democracynow.org/2010/3/1/gary_greenberg_manufacturing_depression_the_secret
Gary Greenberg: “Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease”
Is depression manufactured? Two decades after the introduction of antidepressants, it’s become commonplace to assume that our sadness can be explained in terms of a disease called depression. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that more than 14 million Americans suffer from major depression every year and more than three million suffer from minor depression. Some 30 million Americans take antidepressants at a cost of over $10 billion a year. Gary Greenberg argues that while depression can be debilitating, it has also been largely manufactured by doctors and drug companies as a medical condition with a biological cause that can be treated with prescription medication.
Stephen said,
March 2, 2010 at 10:34 am
Depression manufactured? Only to the extent that the depressed see themselves as victims, and are depressed for this reason alone. Faith in big medicine may prescribe victimhood to reinforce the faith. Likewise, faith in Darwinism and scientism may prescribe a type of intellectual victimhood to keep its canard standing while maintaining its perpetual war with “creationists.”
Darwiniana » Dealing with depression, and the mind in general said,
March 2, 2010 at 3:12 pm
[...] Comment on Is Depression Manufactured? Stephen said, March 2, 2010 at 10:34 am · Depression manufactured? Only to the extent that the depressed see themselves as victims, and are depressed for this reason alone. Faith in big medicine may prescribe victimhood to reinforce the faith. Likewise, faith in Darwinism and scientism may prescribe a type of intellectual victimhood to keep its canard standing while maintaining its perpetual war with “creationists.” [...]
Sean Thomes said,
March 3, 2010 at 12:22 pm
“Likewise, faith in Darwinism and scientism may prescribe a type of intellectual victimhood to keep its canard standing while maintaining its perpetual war with “creationists.”
WHAT?
what does this blathering have to do with depression?