Pros And Cons Of The Screening Model

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On the opposing side, Professor Ian Hickie from the University of Sydney explained that depression is not being overdiagnosed since increased treatment has been proved to be efficient and decreasing suicide rates (Hickie, 2007). He thinks treating depression with antidepressants are often misunderstood because the stories of people who were harmed by the drugs were receiving more spotlights than people who have benefited from them. Furthermore, since most of the major mental disorders show symptoms in patients before the age of 25, the screening model should be adjusted so that detecting depression earlier can be possible. I agree with the point of Professor Ian Hickie but also think that sometimes it depends on conditions such as age or place

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