> So why are depressive disorders so prevalent there
Because there's no such thing as 'depressive disorder'. We expect people to be happy, and when they're not, we call them diseased. Nothing is wrong with them.
Also, Ethiopia is in the midst of a civil war isn't it?
False, we expect people to be depressed when depressing things happen, this is normal and called "situational depression," you've confused it with a disorder.
Depression has been a problem in Ethiopia for much longer than the conflict in Tigray, despite the abundance of "community, shared culture, shared religion." Looks like it takes more than that...
I don't pretend to be an expert on Ethiopia, but I was under the impression that it's a multi-ethnic state of different tribes who don't necessarily share those things with each other.
Christians actually have a larger majority in Ethiopia than in the US. Looks like it takes more than "community, shared culture, shared religion." Oops!
You're describing situational depression. Very different than major depressive disorder or dysthymia for which these drugs are often prescribed. Common mistake.
'Major depressive disorder' is just situational depression applied to every situation. Common mistake. Many psychiatrists and psychologists make the same mistake. Many psychiatrists, by virtue of their education, are part of a class of people who are themselves more prone to depression and anxiety, so we probably shouldn't be looking to them for great advice.
Wrong again, a psychologist would not make that mistake. They know what those words mean; you just googled them. Luckily you didn't even try explain away dysthymia from your armchair because, well, you have nothing to stand on.
> Many psychiatrists, by virtue of their education, are part of a class of people who are themselves more prone to depression and anxiety
The fact that we trust those more prone to depression to solve depression should not be discounted.
When it comes to 'dysthymia'. The only reason we find it to be a disease is that we expect people to be happy all the time. We've labeled anything other than that as diseased. As I stated elsewhere, I do not believe in happiness. Most of my day is spent neither sad nor happy. Were I to be sad all the time, I don't think that's particularly interesting either. Our society is not set up with space for people to not be happy. Society is ill, not the people.
I've banned this account for breaking the site guidelines. Please don't create accounts to do that with; it will eventually get your main account banned as well.
It's particularly important not to be an asshole when you're arguing for a position which is actually true. Doing that discredits the truth, and that hurts everyone.
(I don't know if what you're arguing here is true, but since you seem to be sure that it is, you should be treating it more carefully.)
The parent seeks to discredit the legitimacy of all mental disease, based on a study of a handful of Mensa members from 2016. Does that "discredit the truth?"
Their original comment was flagged and removed. Sorry, who's the "asshole" again?
