New Research Suggests Anti-Depressant Meds Treat Wrong Issue
October 29th, 2009 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Headline
The use of anti-depressant medications is steeply on the rise, with many mental health professionals concerned about the frequency with which people experiencing mental health difficulties rely entirely on pharmaceuticals to relieve symptoms. Part of this concern stems from the fact that for many clients, anti-depressants simply don’t work, a problem that a recent study conducted at Northwestern University has suggested can be explained in the preoccupation with treating symptoms of stress. The research provides evidence for clear genetic distinctions between stress and depression, noting that the latter is an entirely different phenomenon within the brain and suggesting that it should be treated differently, as a result. The study may help wean Americans and concerned clients worldwide from modern dependency on psychiatric medications.
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12 comments so far
no medication should be used indiscriminately… if that ever happens,it may lead to various side-effects and in some cases, become ineffective altogether.
Popping a pill for anything and everything without proper assessment is not good and is bound to em more harm than good. Some awareness campaigns regarding this issue is the need of the hour, considering the rising number of such cases.
Too bad there have already been way too many patients who have had to try these drugs for years and found them to be ineffective for their symptoms time and again.
How is it that no patient is ever educated about the composition of the drugs they are taking and what the possible side effects would be? Most doctors prescribe something and only when the patient describes some sort of problem do they alter the medication or the dosage.
dont remember my grandma ever saying she was stressed or depressed. I think people back in the old days had loads of things to do and had a social life that was truly rockin!! I guess that was a simple remedy to stress not start and end ur day in a pub life that we know.
Too much of anything is too bad and nothing can illustrate this better than the ill-effects of indiscriminate use of medicines.
It is due to negligence on the part of the people that this is happening, and awareness campaigns in this sphere would be best to guide them.
The cold hard truth is that we have come to rely on medication to fix all that ails us and have learned the hard way that this is not always the most effective treatment method. Too little too late for some, but hopefully the rest of us will take what we have learned and move forward instead of always falling back on prescriptions to fix us.
Hallelujah! I thought I was the only person on the planet who took depression meds to find they did about as much good as a pack of Tic Tacs. To hear everyone else tell it, they were like magic and couldn’t fail. Well guess what? They did fail! That article has cheered me right up. Thanks!
What now for modern medicine? This research turns the whole prescriptive treatment route on its head for depression. Perhaps therapy’s day in the sun has arrived. It’s been a long time coming and not a moment too soon for therapy to be the first treatment option. I feel all the drugs do is dampen what’s hidden underneath, not resolve the problem.
Medication helps dull the senses and nothing more. Therapy is the real healer.
We all love to ignore issues and pop a pill instead. I think this proves that whatever you call it talking, therapy etc. it helps to talk and resolve issues.