Posted by katekite on August 11, 2002, at 12:12:26
In reply to Re: Strange thing about mental illness-Squggly » BekkaH, posted by Squiggles on August 11, 2002, at 9:57:36
My own theory is that depression is just the common end result of a huge number of mild physical or hormonal problems. I think there is less disconnection between the body and mind than is supposed. I think that eventually it will be found that anti-depressants turn out to be really truly treating phsyical problems: circadian rhythm abnormalities, sleep disorders, etc.
To me, depression seems a lot like hypertension. Something like 80% of people with hypertension are considered 'essential hypertensives': people with no known cause of it. They go on lifelong medication. Of course maybe its diet. Or maybe there are 40 different causes where the end result is hypertension.
At least with hypertension there is something to measure. Mental health suffers from a terrible deficit of things to measure.
Isn't it great: now we all know what I think, LOL.
kate
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