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It is Okay to Talk about Depression

I've decided that mental illness is the new sex. Hmmm, I probably have to back up and explain myself. There really is some logic behind that pronouncement, trust me. A study was released last week that showed that primary care physicians are not talking to depressed patients about wheth...
10/11/07 6:07pm
the lack of feeling sex cause my ex to find someone who could. oh well live goes on and so do i. it makes you wounder if they really want to know what is brother you.
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Lauren at Faith Fuel
10/12/07 12:10pm
I just think that primary care physicians generally don't have a wealth of expertise when it comes to dealing with depression- and they are human beings with their own insecurities and failings. Diagnosing someone's physical ailment, in a detatched, objective way, is something they're used to. Ascertaining the deep inner emotional bowels of struggling soul is a completely different matter.
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Merri Ellen
10/13/07 12:50am

I would have to agree on the idea that general practitioners don't know enough about depression. It is a specialized area of health. You're referred to a foot specialist so why not a mental health specialist?

 

Depression is also an illness that you can't physically recognize so easily as you would an illness with your feet, for example.

10/14/07 10:42am
My Dr. asks me everytime I see her for my depression if I'm having suicidal thoughts and sometimes when I'm seeing her for other things as well.  This is something I can't remember her not doing before my suicide attempt but she might not have I'm not sure.  I know it never suprised me afterward that she asked...it was just like asking if I'd been feeling dizzy(I have an issue with this) just another normally asked question.  You might say if she was asking and you still made it to attempt whats is the piont well I hadn't been to her for quite awhile before the attempt I had taking myself off my meds against her advice I was having issues with my therapist(first one retired scond transfered to another office third one kept canceling appiontments then quit...and they never found me a fourth and I was like well if you guys don't care then screw it)  I was young and stupid.  I don't have a therapist anymore but I am more closely monitored by Dr. now.
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Julie
10/16/07 2:24pm
I have been seeing this wonderful man, who told me he takes medication for depression. I have wanted to talk to him about it but I didn't want him to think it was an issue in our relationship because I really just want to know more about it, so I never brought the subject up. Recently he has taken me on an emotional rollercoaster and made me wonder what happened to our relationship since I had no idea what was going on. When I confronted him about his behavior he admitted to not refilling his medication. I want to understand and be supportive but I am confused and I have no idea how to talk to him about it without having him lash out at me like he has been. I am hoping someone would give me some advice.

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