The Grief Exception

by Medicine Lake

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For a long time, it was accepted that those suffering from the effects of a recent loss should not be classified as clinically depressed, even if they were displaying many of the classic symptoms. A two month window of "bereavement exclusion" was recommended to healthcare professionals in order to prevent them from diagnosing a condition that may not actually be prevalent, which also came to be known as "The Grief Exception". In 2013, an amendment to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (aka "The DSM") effectively eliminated The Grief Exception and allowed the symptoms of grieving to be lumped under the general classification of depression, thus opening the floodgates for a rise in officially diagnosed mental health cases. The cynical among us may argue that this was a cold ploy to enable the dispensing (read "sale") of more drugs to anybody vulnerable enough to believe that a chemical fix is the solution to everybody's problems.

Make of it what you will. I'm just here to document the goings on of a broken planet.

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released December 22, 2019
Performed, Engineered, Mixed and Produced by Mark Wayman.
Cover is an extract of a photo by Rebcenter Moscow from Pexels

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Medicine Lake Halifax, UK

UK-based electronic artist dabbling with various styles: Ambient, Electronica, Trip Hop, Drone, Experimental, Soundtracks

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