[matrix87]

the way it's defined is incredibly broad. it includes people who are so deep in the hole that they can't take care of themselves. but it also includes people who are just cynical and pessimistic

it all sounds too convenient. If we're chucking SSRIs at depressed people, all of these different cases should have the same cause that's addressed by them, right? But how do we know that?

the way it's treated sounds incredibly primitive, just throwing different pills at people and hoping for the best. Doesn't inspire a lot of faith in our current understanding of depression or the mind more generally