Posted by sowhysosad on September 15, 2009, at 19:55:23
In reply to Re: 'treatment resistant depression' » SLS, posted by psych chat on September 15, 2009, at 15:20:25
> To clarify my post, I've read a lot of material that shows therapy can lessen or even alleviate symptoms too, and the improvement lasts after the treatment discontinues.
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> I'm not saying this applies to your situation or anyone else's in particular, but I'm saying it could be a possibility for treatment resistant cases.Yeah, a lot of research shows the double-pronged approach is more effective.
However, I've read elsewhere that stubborn depressions are likely to be more "biological" in nature.
By contrast, "non-melancholic", largely psychological depressions often respond to placebo effect or go into spontaneous remission in a few months.
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