Wednesday, August 1, 2007

The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sorrow into Depressive Disorder

Palm Beach Post
A new book raises the question: Have we entered an era where depression is almost a fashion statement and symptoms once thought normal for grief - sleeplessness, loss of appetite, fatigue - are being equated with major depressive disorders and being treated accordingly?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

yeah, cause its fashionable to look like you dont sleep or eat.

Anonymous said...

it's also fashionable to be happy.