--I have provided psychotherapy to hundreds of people with a dx of some type of depression( there are multiple types of depression eg Major Depressive Disorder,Dysthymia, etc).There are numerous possible causes for depression eg developmental,biological,enviormental.The state of the art re understanding the basis and/or treatment of depression is still pretty basic and will probably remain so for the forseeable future.One of the most powerful elements of any effective treatment whether psychiatric or medical is HOPE.The instillation of hope will frequently evoke the placebo response.The latter is a real psycho-physiological phenomenon(a good non-technical book on the subject is "Remembered Wellness" by Herbet Benson).There is no doubt that much of the reason why medications work(as well as psychotherapy) is due to the placebo effect.So it is likely that both scientology, which frankly is in many respects a form of psychotherapy,and medication help a significant # of people because it gives them hope which then leads to changes in behavior and mood.These changes might also result in changes in brain chemistry. The placebo effect has been shown repeatedly to potentially exert profound effects on physiology.As to whether there is any therapeutic (vs placebo)effect for medications my clinical expereince is that there is for a subset of depressed patients especially individuals who have major depressive disorder.Kevin
In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SUB-TOTAL TO CLEAR $128,560 > > > > REVISED TOTAL - NOW READY FOR OT IX (if/when) $364,490 - $376,500 > > > > *1995 prices > > ---- > > > > > > Well, compared to $1 mil for RajaShip, I think LR Hubbard could have > > learned a thing from MMY. > > > > Still, for depression, a $200-300 year prescription sounds cheaper. > > With very minimal health insurance, generic prozac costs $180/year for > me. Less, actually, because we cut my dose in half a few months ago but > didn't change the prescription until this week. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
