Living With Depression
I commend Laura Zigman for her open and honest account of her battle with depression [”Coping Outside the Box,” July 10]. She captures the experience of so many who struggle not only against depression but also against the stigma associated with its treatment. While her article is well-intentioned, I fear her description of antidepressant use as “the easy way out” reinforces the stigma around this disease. Clinical depression, like any other serious illness, requires serious treatment. We would never consider chemotherapy or insulin injections as the “easy way out” when treating cancer or diabetes.
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The American Psychiatric Foundation is a founding member of the Depression Is Real Coalition (www.DepressionIsReal.org), a group of medical, advocacy and civic groups dedicated to educating the public about depression. Treatments such as antidepressants or psychotherapy can make the difference between life and death. Zigman’s eloquent story underscores the reality that hope and recovery is possible.
Arlington
I found “Coping Outside the Box” moving. I do not suffer from depression but have family and friends who do. I’m ashamed to say that I’ve always struggled with the inability to fully sympathize with those suffering from depression. Part of me just didn’t get it. But a few paragraphs of your story really opened up my heart. Now I feel like I really understand what the depressed have gone through.