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Outlier Wednesday, August 05, 2009 @ 1:55 PM Binghamton University is having a study on preventing depression relapse. They give you cognitive behavior therapy and also pay you cash money. I called about a month ago to see if I qualified. They finally called me back yesterday to interview me. I thought, if anything, I wouldn't qualify because I probably meet criteria for dysthymia (which blurs the line between "depressed" and "recovered" considerably). I was disqualified, but not because of dysthymia. I was disqualified because they began to suspect that I might have suffered from PTSD in the past - specifically, when I was seven. I was hit with frustration when they told me this. The interviewer actually said, "Because you have experienced symptoms of PTSD in the past, you are unlikely to benefit from CBT." It's not that big a deal, the money would have been nice and I might have gotten something out of the CBT, but whatever. The thing that bugs me is the idea that because I was traumatized by a dog attack when I was seven, these people are comfortable writing me off - saying that CBT is unlikely to help me prevent a depression relapse. I just want to be like, "Well, what will help me prevent a relapse?" Bastards. 2 Comments: At 10:16 PM,  *zelle* said… there are too many acronyms in this post.   At 11:48 AM,  Kellie said… Well, CBT is cognitive behavior therapy, and PTSD is post-traumatic stress disorder. I didn't want to write those out all those times.   Post a Comment << Home archives / / blogger NetworkedBlogs Blog: Never Better Topics: writing, music, theatre   Join my network Content & Design (c) 2000-2009 KP

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