| From: | David Buehrer dbuehrer@******.carl.org |
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| Subject: | [OT] Emotional Conditions |
| Date: | Wed, 17 Feb 1999 07:34:24 -0700 (MST) |
/
/ For certain types of emotional conditions (depression being the
/ most common one, but others), there is no viable way to cure it. In
/ these cases, it is often better to block the signal on a permanent
/ passes (Arthritis, chronic back pains, etc.)
Oh contrar monfrar.
Depression is very curable. In the treatment of depression it is sometimes
necessary to administer anti-depresants to stop a runaway chemical
imbalance. During the time that the patient is taking anti-depresants the
therapist can work with the patient to treat the cause(s) of their
depression. Once the cause(s) have been identified and the patient has
learned to deal with them the prescription for the anti-depressant is
discontinued.
You may be thinking of manic depression, where the patient suffers from
a permanent (in most cases) chemical imbalance that must be treated
with medicine (in addition to psychotherapy).
-David B.
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