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Old 07-03-2016, 11:07 PM   #298
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Default Re: Depression, Anxiety

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Originally Posted by olfella View Post
I read an article in Lancet way back in the 80's or 90's and the guts of it following a survey was GP's thought they could diagnose and treat depressive illnesses but in fact none of them had the time to spend with the patient. So rather that try treatments such as cognitive behaviour, REM etc they opt to dispense pills. Which raises the question that once diagnosed, who is the right professional to provide treatment?
A mate I grew up with who was on meds for many many years has been through so many drug regimes it's not funny......he's extremely bad and this week started electro therapy which is actually quite scary! Failing that it's some type of invasive electrodes in his brain! Poor bloke that's for sure...
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