Survival value of depression

• Evolutional Psychology/Anthropological Psychology by Ed Riemann LCSW, 1/2/97
  • Survival Value by William B. Secor, 1/5/97
    
    

As you state depression as a result of CVA probably is not probable mechanism to enhance survival of an organism. However depression itself with flattening of affect, lessening of activity and general energy conserving that would ensue may have aided survival in hostile northern hemisphere winters when food sources are low, and mobility limited. It may also help social creatures who are confined in small spaces to have less social intercourse which could be costly in terms of energy expended and possible conflicts. It could of course be argued the other way around that depression triggered by the onset of colder weather was a quite reasonable response to the prospect of the next few months shut in with the relatives, with not much food to go around.

• Degree of Depression by William B. Secor, 1/10/97
  • Things that look like depression by James Brody, 1/12/97
    • Meds and Hopelessness vs. Rejection Sensitivity by Judith Kraybill, Ph.D., 2/9/97
    • Playing dead, or a rabbit's frieze ... by Brian Robinson, 6/12/97
      • Can I reply to myself? by Brian Robinson, 6/12/97
        • Freeze/Frieze by James Brody, 6/14/97
      • Roles of Depression by James Brody, 6/14/97
    • Differential responses to medications among Things that look like depression by Jim Pfrommer, 11/24/97
      • Shame/Guilt Modulation by James Brody, 11/24/97
      • Non-specificity of treatments for depression by Mike Hall, Ph.D., 2/3/98
  • CVA and Depression &lllaos;Adapting to an Abnormal Disposition &lllaos; by Ed Riemann LCSW, 1/14/97