Treatment response, not diagnosis, confirmed masked depression cases

Evidence

Insofar as the depression was masked by a somatic complaint, it was the general practitioner who was most frequently consulted. And given the difficulties in diagnosing this type of depression, it was the therapeutic proving ground that ultimately confirmed or ruled out the diagnosis. — Alain Ehrenberg, The Weariness of the Self, 642

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Functioning addiction can hide depression behind a normal facade — Alain Ehrenberg, The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing…, 607; Primary-care depression patients present fatigue, not sadness — Alain Ehrenberg, The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing…, 639; Depression became defined as whatever antidepressants cured — Alain Ehrenberg, The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing…, 674 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Psychiatric labels were wrongly applied where situational responses explained the scores #corroborates (0.78) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1183