arrgh, I just lost a 20 minute response. I hate this interface, so f'ing buggy. I will have a detailed response tomorrow for you.

I wouldn't take advice from Tessa on anything. She is a very sloppy thinker and frequently presents her personal opinions as "facts to share".

Can you link to the specific article she wrote? I would enjoy shredding it. This is an issue I know a lot about.

Two of my wives suffered with MDD. I am very familiar with the neurobiology, neurochemistry, and treatments for depression. Including the non-chemical treatments like electroshock therapy, trans-cranial magnetic stimulus, and brain electrode implantation.

The thing to always remember, is that idiots who have never experienced MDD always conflate it with situational depression. Situational depressions, while they can be profound, are what they mean when they say "mild to moderate" depression.

Not the same thing at all as MDD. If situational depression is a house cat, MDD is a sabre-tooth tiger.

The study they are talking about concludes that antidepressants are probably over prescribed for people with mild to moderate depression. They respond to placebos because they were going to get better on their own anyway.

Going from that, to saying antidepressants don't work is the argument of an ignorant fool and says more about their personal prejudices than their knowledge of the mind.