From:	MC23 mc23@**********.com
Subject:	[OT] Emotional Conditions
Date:	Wed, 17 Feb 99 23:06:38 -0500

Once upon a time, Lady Jestyr wrote;

>They are - there are two types of depression. The first, 'reactive
>depression' is depression for which there is an identifiable reason. The
>second, 'clinical depression' is unreasoning depression caused by chemical
>imbalances in the brain. This is the kind of depression that's generally
>ONLY treatable by psychoactive compounds; therapy will do nothing because
>there's no cause for it that therapy can treat.

I will also add that bipolar disorder (manic depression) can also be
subdivided by which swing has a greater effect so it can be disguised as
another form of depression. Many doctors will diagnose depressed youths
as bipolar as a safety net diagnosis (mania expresses itself more with
age). While Lithium is the standard treatment for bipolar disorders
doctors will often prescribe an antidepressant along with Lithium (if it
was prescribed at all). This is due to the fact that Lithium only has an
effect on bipolar disorders and some schizophrenia and must be ingested
in near toxic levels to work.

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