Dr. K
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If it's really hard to leave the house.
Yes.
Because so many people with depression are –
Functional and empty.
Right, right, right.
Right?
So that's a mental illness.
That's an illness.
So if it impairs function, that's the line.
When do you know you've healed a mental illness?
So what we shoot for in psychiatry is no longer impairment of function.
So even if you're depressed, if you're able to enjoy life, if you're able to form relationships, go to work, if the depression comes and goes a little bit, that's actually okay.
That's not a mental illness anymore.
Or it's in remission.
Gotcha.
Okay.
So I personally believe that many mental illnesses can be healed or cured, but that is not something I can say scientifically.
Yes.
So we'll talk about remission because it can always come back, right?
Sure, sure, sure.