Suicide Is Not a Moral Issue!

Why do we dredge up the old, tired, moralistic language to describe death by suicide, but not death by somatic illness? Depression is no more a choice than cancer. It is just less quantifiable. Depression, perhaps more than most bodily diseases, is permeable. Shape-shifting. A moving target. It eludes us when we try to understand and contain it. read more
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Depression Education Parenting stress teen suicide Source Type: news