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Originally posted by throdgrain
The thing with mental illness I would say is that giving someone pills is quite often enough to convince them they are mentally ill, and could quite often make matters considerably worse. I guess we're not going to agree on that subject though, so I'll not persue it any further.
Hm, interesting point. I see where you're coming from in a way as well... my GP in London was quick to stick me on SSRIs after a 5 minute chat, they seem pretty eager. Taking SSRIs if you don't suffer from depression won't really do you any harm physically (all it does is flatten your mood etc), but the emotional implications of being put onto anti-depressants is a kind of chicken/egg scenario. Unfortunately the vast majority of diagnosed deppressives don't take up (or aren't offered) the option of counselling in this country, which is the most direct route to dealing with the problem... both for a 'true' depressive and an 'attention seeker'.
An interesting short article