Um Ben, you may be a bit incorrect there. The research does show that cognitive therapy for depression can be as effective as medication. When the two are used in conjunction the effectiveness of both approaches can be substantially increased. In my own research (see http://www.lyonsmorris.com/maret/RETstudy1.htm) we found that REBT, a form of cognitive behavioral therapy, was very effective.
But the approach you suggest is a good one. larry At 12:26 PM 2/4/03 -0500, you wrote: >Keep in mind that, if things like cognitive therapies don't work by >themselves, there's nothing wrong with antidepressants. > >The problem I see with how they are used today is that they are like modern >snake oil -- supposedly a panacea (how do you spell that?). That isn't how >they should be used. I take antidepressants in order to give me enough >balance for things like cognitive therapy, excersize, light therapy, and >just doing things that please me to control my depression. > >And sometimes it's necessary to have that help. Yesterday, for example, I >got my psychiatrist to bump my dosage for a couple of months because I seem >to have seasonal affective disorder and weeks on end of one sunny day in >seven was destroying me. But I don't expect that to magically make it go >away -- just make it bearable enough that I have the energy and motivation >to do the things I need to do to make it go away. > >People talk about it being a crutch, but isn't that what you need when >you've got a broken leg? > >Did that all make sense? > >I'm certainly not advocating 'jumping on the meds bandwagon' but I do hope >you'll keep an open mind to it. > > >-- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > >: -----Original Message----- >: From: Stephenie Hamilton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >: Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 12:02 PM >: To: CF-Community >: Subject: RE: Kid takes OD over his Web Cam >: >: >: Ug. This is sad... >: >: My oldest has been battling some depression lately (he is 16) and it >: scares me. But we are working together to try different things before we >: just jump on the meds bandwagon. >: >: ~~ >: Stephenie >: >: >: >: >: >: -----Original Message----- >: From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >: Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 11:20 AM >: To: CF-Community >: Subject: Kid takes OD over his Web Cam >: >: >: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/story/56497p-52905c.html >: >: How dumb to people have to be??? >: >: Or is it all part of Natural Selection? >: >: Philip Arnold >: Technical Director >: Certified ColdFusion Developer >: ASP Multimedia Limited >: Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 >: Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 >: >: www.aspmedia.co.uk >: www.aspevents.net >: >: An ISO9001 registered company. >: >: ********************************************************************** >: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and >: intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are >: addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the >: system manager. >: ********************************************************************** >: >: >: >: > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
