Comments on: Stress Induced Depression, The New Kid on the Block? http://www.shockmd.com/2009/02/05/stress-induced-depression-the-new-kid-on-the-block/ A Neurostimulating Blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:31:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Nyree http://www.shockmd.com/2009/02/05/stress-induced-depression-the-new-kid-on-the-block/comment-page-1/#comment-2230 Nyree Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:42:27 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=1841#comment-2230 There is already enough confusion about depression without adding to it. "Stress induced depression" sounds like a variant of adjustment disorder with depressed mood. The concept tends to make depression "garden variety" rather than recognise the serious, debilitating condition that major depression can be. It is a further medicalisation of the human condition (read: a pharmaceutical marking opportunity) because someone might come up with diagnostic criteria as "proof" of the syndrome. There is a strange and inconsistent dichotomy between major depression as a mental illness, and it's associated stigma and a popularised version of this suggested by "stress induced depression". Even the term "stress" is fluid and lacking in scientific rigor (unless referring to the production of cortisol). It is an overused word that is virtually empty of meaning, but one with which may people can relate. One can imagine the stress the insurance industry would experience if it found it's way into DSMV! Why have we (the medical profession and society in general) become so intolerant of the vicissitudes of emotional experience? There is already enough confusion about depression without adding to it. “Stress induced depression” sounds like a variant of adjustment disorder with depressed mood. The concept tends to make depression “garden variety” rather than recognise the serious, debilitating condition that major depression can be. It is a further medicalisation of the human condition (read: a pharmaceutical marking opportunity) because someone might come up with diagnostic criteria as “proof” of the syndrome.

There is a strange and inconsistent dichotomy between major depression as a mental illness, and it’s associated stigma and a popularised version of this suggested by “stress induced depression”. Even the term “stress” is fluid and lacking in scientific rigor (unless referring to the production of cortisol). It is an overused word that is virtually empty of meaning, but one with which may people can relate. One can imagine the stress the insurance industry would experience if it found it’s way into DSMV!

Why have we (the medical profession and society in general) become so intolerant of the vicissitudes of emotional experience?

]]> By: Dr Shock http://www.shockmd.com/2009/02/05/stress-induced-depression-the-new-kid-on-the-block/comment-page-1/#comment-2211 Dr Shock Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:41:46 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=1841#comment-2211 @aqua The relation between stress and depression is very complicated. trying to find out if I could recognize the proposed symptom complex in some of my patients. Can't think of a reason to implement another subtype of depression. @aqua The relation between stress and depression is very complicated. trying to find out if I could recognize the proposed symptom complex in some of my patients. Can’t think of a reason to implement another subtype of depression.

]]> By: aqua http://www.shockmd.com/2009/02/05/stress-induced-depression-the-new-kid-on-the-block/comment-page-1/#comment-2207 aqua Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:07:34 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=1841#comment-2207 Hi Dr. Shock, I suspect for me stress played a huge role in my becoming increasingly depressed. However, I also suspect I was prone to stress BECAUSE of my predisposition for depression. I always worried about everything under the sun since I was a little girl. My propensity to worry led to difficulties sleeping and more and more anxiety over smaller and smaller triggers. Because my depression, anxietym worries and subsequent stress really never was treated until I was in my 30's all these had time to lead to obbsessive thinking, repetitive bad thoughts...feedback loops of negative thinking running amok inside my head for years. These made me feel more and more stress...and with that I became more despondent and depressed. I thinkr some of us depressed folk may have a genetic predisposition for being both easily stressed and very vulnerable to external stress, not the other way around. Hi Dr. Shock,
I suspect for me stress played a huge role in my becoming increasingly depressed. However, I also suspect I was prone to stress BECAUSE of my predisposition for depression. I always worried about everything under the sun since I was a little girl. My propensity to worry led to difficulties sleeping and more and more anxiety over smaller and smaller triggers. Because my depression, anxietym worries and subsequent stress really never was treated until I was in my 30’s all these had time to lead to obbsessive thinking, repetitive bad thoughts…feedback loops of negative thinking running amok inside my head for years. These made me feel more and more stress…and with that I became more despondent and depressed. I thinkr some of us depressed folk may have a genetic predisposition for being both easily stressed and very vulnerable to external stress, not the other way around.

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