In this segment, Dr. Gillman and I return to the drawing board and discuss on a very fundamental level, what depression is.  We talk about how the concept of and diagnosis of depression has been progressively watered down over the last 50 years, leading to more people being diagnosed and treated with SSRI antidepressants, which have very questionable efficacy and under-reported and under-recognized side effects.

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