10 risk factors for depression, Joan Mathews Larson, PhD

[royktubeyou]

Wow. A psychiatric professional using science to treat patients. Ms. Larson is dragging psychiatry out of its stone age.



[larryshobbs]

Dead Sea,

Thanks for your comment.

Larry Hobbs

[larryshobbs]

Dead Sea,

My impression is that she is not trying to imply anything.

She is just reading a list of traits another doctor found common among his depressed patients.

She's not trying to explain why this is, but rather giving the list so that people and doctors will have this information.

Larry Hobbs

[Princeofallcosmos]

I find it a bit unnerving that she finds 'religious fanaticism' strange to be on the list. Maybe it's just me, but I got the impression there that perhaps she is very attuned with her faith and considers it more of a healing opinions, as opposed to a problem.

I believe faith can be a useful tool in mental health, but the opposite is also true, and can be damaging in many ways that are clearly too numerous to count.

[larryshobbs]

I would not equate religious fanaticism with faith.

Here is what she said as part of a list of people who are at risk of depression.

She was reading this list from another book by Charles Bates, MD called "Essential Fatty Acids in Immunity and Mental Health".

"... fanatic teetotalers in your family tree...

"or... I love this one... any religious fanaticism in your family... [people in the audience laugh]... I think that's odd."

I don't think she was making a judgement, but just found it odd