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> So why are depressive disorders so prevalent there Because there's no such thing as 'depressive disorder'. We expect people to be happy, and when they're not
by iammisc 5y ago
> So why are depressive disorders so prevalent there
Because there's no such thing as 'depressive disorder'. We expect people to be happy, and when they're not, we call them diseased. Nothing is wrong with them.
Also, Ethiopia is in the midst of a civil war isn't it?
- vettedvat 5y agoFalse, we expect people to be depressed when depressing things happen, this is normal and called "situational depression," you've confused it with a disorder. Depression has been a problem in Ethiopia for much longer than the conflict in Tigray, despite the abundance of "community, shared culture, shared religion." Looks like it takes more than that...
- User23 5y ago> "community, shared culture, shared religion." I don't pretend to be an expert on Ethiopia, but I was under the impression that it's a multi-ethnic state of different tribes who don't necessarily share those things with each other.
- vettedvat 5y agoChristians actually have a larger majority in Ethiopia than in the US. Looks like it takes more than "community, shared culture, shared religion." Oops!