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[–] 27 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (9 children)

Treating the cause, because depression is not a symptom illness but a consequence symptom (eg unknown mental issues, chemical imbalances etc). It's not trivial.

(thanks for helping me out with the wording, got confused)

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    Depression is a symptom, symptoms are consequences.

    You are right that what needs treating is the underlying cause, though.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    The wording might be off, I'm neither a doctor nor native speaker 😁

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    Yeah sorry, I was just correcting you on the symptoms part. Symptoms are the consequences of source reasons. A fever is a symptom caused by an infection, for example. Hope that helps.

    I'm not native either. 😋

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