Posted on 02/25/2006 8:22:24 AM PST by oxcart
There has been strong epidemiological evidence of the inheritability of the tendency toward depression for at least forty years. In populations all over the world.
I for one don't think one gene is involved. Depression is too variable a condition for one gene to be responsible.
Are you trying to be funny?
Homosexual behavior is not exclusive to human beings...but I'm sure you already know that.
Do you think that it is a conscious decision to prefer to be attracted to your own sex?
The gene may be present in 25% but doesn't necessarily express itself in all of them. I think they call it varying degrees of expression.
Are we talking the turn to the left thing?
Better to be silent and be thought a fool than to make it a certainty.
About 90% of my family members suffer from depression. We can trace it back to my Great Grandfather too. It is a daily struggle to keep the "beast" at bay. It really helps to be able to talk to other family member to bring you back to reality. There is a wonderful book "Conquering the Beast Within...How I Fought Depression and Won and How You Can Too" by Cait Irwin. This book was written by a teenager and has illustrations. It is great for ALL ages. I have purchased 4 copies for other people who tell me that it really helped them. I highly recommend it.
Actually, we DO believe we can do something about it. If it's in the genes, it's likely a predisposition. As such, it is not a life sentence. And those of us who are depressed, especially those diagnosed as such, really work quite hard at beating it.
It's very rare to find any reputable professional in the field that thinks that a pill, any pill, solves everything. Lifestyle, therapy, diet, supplements, and changing the way one thinks and reacts are all very crucial to 'recovery'. Please don't lump us all as whiny victims.
Thread of interest BUMP!
Another explanation (excuse) for selfish and rude behavior.
Good post, totally agree.
very old theory there, and not true at all.
I found this on Winds of Change.net of all places linked the other day. It sounded intriguing so I went to the site. If I understand this, the device targets an accentuation of feedback in the nucleus accumbens which I gather is linked to the pleasure center of the brain. I suppose the idea is to reinforce this feedback which I suppose changes the chemistry of the brain region. I would hope this device shows promise.
As for the article, I am not sure how that can be used to help in therapy unless they will target the processing of the transporter gene product by preventing its cleavage.
Expressing it how? Murder? Assault? Suicide? Primal screaming?
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors have been proven over and over again in studies. The world is not flat nor the center of the universe, it appears.
Could you say more?
Maybe what he's saying is that he doesn't believe clinical depression is real. People who claim to have it are weak (and probably really dems and/or socialists) and should be thinned from the herd.
Of course it's always the ones who have never suffered from depression, or worse, seen it ruin the life of a loved one, who find it convenient to dismiss. Betcha he's got a bootstrap story of his own. Betcha he doesn't have an empathetic bone in his body.
Of course, I could be wrong.
The really depressed ones have passed on, my mother in law and her sister. I wish these drugs had been around to make their lives better and the lives of their other family members.
Have you told your doctor about this? If not, you should. My doctor saved my life, my marriage, and my family by helping me with my depression.
Get the drugs. They won't make you perfect, but they'll take the doom out of the equation. That's often good enough.
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