“hm ‘depressive episode’ wonder what the evidence is for depression being episodic” *rocky chasm beneath, malevolent laughter echoes*
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Most talk of "depression" is too conceptually, phenomenologically, and psychometrically vague for it to have any real validity.https://twitter.com/EikoFried/status/935098850439847937 …
@EikoFried yeah this is my starting point, hence “depression” is scare quotes when I remember
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(or “derpression” which I think is funnier)
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lol. For real though, even just switching adding some adjectives and/or going with better labels goes a long way. E.g. dysthymia, cyclothymia, recurrent / chronic / episodic depression. Or just describing the actual problem itself, e.g. anhedonia vs. lethargy vs. hopelessness etc
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