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DEPRESSION MYTHS

In his book The Devil You Knew, psychiatrist Ian Hickie debunks five common myths around depression:

Myth 1

YOU NEED TO FIND THE CAUSE

The reality for many people who experience clinical depression is that they may never know how they landed in this ever-deepening black hole. The real goal is not to find the cause but rather to find the ladder out of the hole, as quickly as possible.

Myth 2

THE MAIN SYMPTOM IS SADNESS

Unrelenting and unexplained jet

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