Julia_Wise🔸 comments on Are there groups of medical symptoms that could be impactful to be turned into a specific diagnosis? I learned that PTSD was created as a result of lobbying, previously it was just disparate symptoms.

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Grief was previously considered different from depression, but with the DSM-5 it’s no longer a reason to rule out a depression diagnosis. It’s unclear how much antidepressants help with grief (and people have mixed feelings about whether medical treatment for grief is appropriate).