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vettedvat

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    Comment #29041273

    The parent seeks to discredit the legitimacy of all mental disease , based on a study of a handful of Mensa members from 2016. Does that "discredit the truth?" Their original comme…

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    Comment #29040926

    Christians actually have a larger majority in Ethiopia than in the US. Looks like it takes more than "community, shared culture, shared religion." Oops!

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    Comment #29032783

    False, we expect people to be depressed when depressing things happen, this is normal and called "situational depression," you've confused it with a disorder. Depression has been a…

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    Comment #29031123

    All 3 are in abundance in Ethiopia. So why are depressive disorders so prevalent there? Folksy phrases aren't a great guide to mental health.

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    Comment #29031103

    Your study says that some of 3715 mensa members were depressed. Not that "many psychiatrists, by virtue of their education, are part of a class of people who are themselves more pr…

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    Comment #29030900

    Wrong again, a psychologist would not make that mistake. They know what those words mean; you just googled them. Luckily you didn't even try explain away dysthymia from your armcha…

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    Comment #29030451

    You're describing situational depression. Very different than major depressive disorder or dysthymia for which these drugs are often prescribed. Common mistake.

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    Comment #29029676

    "He still has PTSD from his tour in NAAAM"