10-11-2020, 08:57 AM
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https://medium.com/@harisivaji23/dep...ct-76767b880ac
Depression: a social construct?
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I believe that many pharmaceutical companies are largely benefiting from depression as a global issue by releasing more medication to try and resolve the situation. This can be seen as money making into a whole new level and in fact does not help a person supposedly suffering from depression from being treated and being back to normal. If we speak of feeling down, a friend or colleague is likely to say: “Have you seen a doctor?” This change in how we think about depression has in many ways been driven by medicalisation and marketing: all fuelled by commercial interests rather than public healthcare concerns.
In a more serious point, some people also use the stigma of depression as a way of promoting themselves or gaining a sense of affection.
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