Progenitorivox
By education I'm a semiotician - with a specialty in the public discourse in psychiatry. In the course of gaining these dubious creds I learned that psychiatry is unequivocally bankrolled by Big Pharma and that much of our cultural "common sense" about "disorders" is hegemony designed to support the continuation of particular flows of lucre. This is not news. This information is packaged in various ways, some more entertaining than others. If it had occurred to me, and if I'd had the skills, I would have made this video instead of writing a thesis. I particularly like the disclaimer that starts at 1:48 - but I've always had an excessive fondness for footnotes.
First, from Utne Reader (Words theirs; emphasis mine)
"Depression Twice as Common as Previously Thought
9/21/2009 4:45:08 PM
By age 32, nearly 3 out of every 5 people will have suffered from depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol dependence, or marijuana dependence, according to a new study highlighted by the Science News. That’s almost double what previous studies estimated. And the numbers could get higher, the older people get.
Does the data show that more people are getting sick? Not necessarily. This study followed people over time, while most previous studies relied on self-reports. According to the article, some have suggested “many adults forget periods of depression, and even hospitalizations for depression, from earlier in their lives.”
The study also calls into question what people define as a “disorder,” according to the article. Some have suggested that the evidence is a call-to-action for more urgent care. Others, including New York University social work professor Jerome Wakefield, believes that defining “depression” too broadly risks “pathologizing the entire population and opening the way for increases in medicating our society.”
Depression sufferers could also try taking Progenitorivox (video below), but just be careful for the side effects."
First, from Utne Reader (Words theirs; emphasis mine)
"Depression Twice as Common as Previously Thought
9/21/2009 4:45:08 PM
By age 32, nearly 3 out of every 5 people will have suffered from depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol dependence, or marijuana dependence, according to a new study highlighted by the Science News. That’s almost double what previous studies estimated. And the numbers could get higher, the older people get.
Does the data show that more people are getting sick? Not necessarily. This study followed people over time, while most previous studies relied on self-reports. According to the article, some have suggested “many adults forget periods of depression, and even hospitalizations for depression, from earlier in their lives.”
The study also calls into question what people define as a “disorder,” according to the article. Some have suggested that the evidence is a call-to-action for more urgent care. Others, including New York University social work professor Jerome Wakefield, believes that defining “depression” too broadly risks “pathologizing the entire population and opening the way for increases in medicating our society.”
Depression sufferers could also try taking Progenitorivox (video below), but just be careful for the side effects."
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