From a friend who is actually reading the source article/study that the NYT article is about, here are two pull quotes from its introduction
Because we think that the clinical significance criterion leads to the overdiagnosis of depressive disorder, we intend our arguments to apply to a range of depressive symptoms, from transient sadness to much of what would currently satisfy DSM–IV–TR criteria for major depression.
also
In this article, we also rely on studies of people who, instead of coming into the lab with preexisting depression, are exposed to an experimental sad mood induction.
So, you know. I already thought they sounded like they needed a cockpunch. Now I think they need a few.
In this article, we also rely on studies of people who, instead of coming into the lab with preexisting depression, are exposed to an experimental sad mood induction.
OH NOT EVEN.
So, you know. I already thought they sounded like they needed a cockpunch. Now I think they need a few.
Yes. And possibly being whacked on the head repeatedly WHILE being cockpunched.
Experimental sad mood induction? I'm curious, but not respectful.
I'm at the point in B'crazy where we talk about Due South and fandom TV. This is probably going to be a more stressful reread for me than Zoe or Gus.
From having just read the article (about them, not by them) "experimental sad mood induction" means they played "Requiem" for the test subjects on a gray rainy day. In another case, they showed the test subjects a video about cancer and death before the task was performed.
Because that's JUST LIKE depression.
I'm at the point in B'crazy where we talk about Due South and fandom TV.
Yeah, I'm not going near that sad mood induction.
Yeah, I'm not going near that sad mood induction.
You sure? We could study you! It would be for SCIENCE!
I'm not going near that sad mood induction
We need (and by we I mean the royal we) a topic index for B'cracy. Because I can't stop reading, but I really should skip this one.
DJ, that's so sad about the fire. Y'all are very kind to try and get the servers shifts like that
Jon is in the biz, and I spent enough years in it and now around it that it really hits home. I really think it's given Jon a nervous breakdown. He called me bawling a bit ago.
I think I'm going to leave after my 3 o'clock.
