I get really annoyed with professionals who are careless with the language surrounding depression. For example, in this article, we're told that, "Exercise is the easiest and least expensive cure for depression." If that was so, I'd have closed the doors on this blog a long time ago. I don't dispute that exercise is helpful, whether you're depressed or not, but it's hardly a cure. It may relieve symptoms for a while, but often it's only for those few minutes that you're exercising. Relief from any source is welcome. Let's not, however, conflate relief with cure. Folks with Ph. D. after their names ought to know better.
Monday, January 7, 2008
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