tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post8374456241191114318..comments2024-03-17T13:16:32.825-07:00Comments on PsychologySalon: Biological Markers for Teenage Depression? Oh, please.Randy Paterson, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582873372042325191noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3886645843874813719.post-9416585239300315862015-05-31T13:53:33.689-07:002015-05-31T13:53:33.689-07:00It also bothered me that the news coverage of the ...It also bothered me that the news coverage of the study jumped on its flimsy finding to demand that something must be done. What did the researchers have to offer the teenagers who did need help?<br /><br />After citing research that “showed null effects for two active treatments [cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and attentional training, respectively]” they recommended some unspecific “New models of public mental health education and intervention in the youth population.” What does that really mean?<br /><br />After citing research that found “Current diagnostic classifications [e.g., the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)] have proved to have low diagnostic validity for investigations on the etiology, prevention, or treatment of MD [major depression]“ the study relied on these diagnoses anyway, then disclaimed “It may also be the case that current classifications, as used in this study, such as DSM and ICD are simply not optimally specified.”<br /><br />http://surfaceyourrealself.com/2015/05/31/running-a-marathon-cortisol-depression-causes-effects-and-agendas-surfaceyourrealself/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com