Yes - some people might be helped by antidepressants who are not receiving them. Others might be taking them who would really benefit from a different intervention. Others might be taking them in default of any other available therapy despite the risk of iatrogenic harm, particularly in older patients who may be on a polypharma regime.
It is difficult to quantify the bone-achingly miserable and unhappy from the clinically depressed. There is some indication that people do improve on psychotropic drugs but this is contested as a Prozac for all stance. Where can people go to seek help if they suspect that they are life-distortingly unhappy rather than depressed?
tonyplant
May 14, 2006 - 15:24Yes - some people might be helped by antidepressants who are not receiving them. Others might be taking them who would really benefit from a different intervention. Others might be taking them in default of any other available therapy despite the risk of iatrogenic harm, particularly in older patients who may be on a polypharma regime.
It is difficult to quantify the bone-achingly miserable and unhappy from the clinically depressed. There is some indication that people do improve on psychotropic drugs but this is contested as a Prozac for all stance. Where can people go to seek help if they suspect that they are life-distortingly unhappy rather than depressed?
Tony Happystance
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