Category talk:People diagnosed with clinical depression
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No! This Category is a mistake, and a slippery slope to listing every psych condition in the texts.
I agreed - with CAUTION – the addition of the Category: ‘People with bipolar disorder’. This condition is much rarer, more complex, longer lasting and more difficult to treat and recover from than is Clinical Depression. Clinical Depression, if diagnosed early, and treated effectively can be much more short lived, and can have a much smaller effect on a person's overall life - which I believe is what an encyclopedia article is supposed to reflect.
Unfortunately, in many cultures (and intolerant America is one of the best examples), psychological/psychiatric conditions carry with them a pejorative most medical conditions do not. To permanently label someone in an encyclopedia as being “clinically depressed” I believe is unfair to the person being featured in an article.
Unless you are willing to state where and when this ‘diagnosis’ of Clinical Depression was made, how long it lasted, how it effected the rest of their life and work; and how or whether it was overcome – I believe simply adding a person’s name to a list with this label would be a disservice to the person, and diminish Wikipedia as a reliable NPOV, credible resource.
- Michael David 23:52, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
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This category was nominated for deletion or renaming on 2006 June 17. The result of the discussion was keep. |
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I have severe depression and anxiety disorder... which medications should I be discussing with my dr. currently taking lexapro.. not doing the job very well. thanks
