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Combating depressions and suicides. In many cases there's also outside causes that begins downward spirals.

People often suggests therapy and/or pills that changes you. But they rare suggests exploring external causes, and external solutions.

For example, it may be better to drug bullies rather than victims...



Some social critics say psychology/psychiatry's rise is in part because it let other people and institutions do victim blaming, and not invest in treating societal problems.

It also fits well with neo-liberal thought:"little concern for externalities", "rational consumer" and this kind of bullshit.




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