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Old 3rd Apr 2015, 22:14
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mercurydancer
 
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largely I agree with you, but with some reservations.

Reactive depression is very common and it is likely to affect many people. Reactive depression is a very frequent result of normal life events, such as a parent or partner (or even worse, a child) dying. A good occupational health service of any employer should have the mechanisms to deal with this. If they do not, then they should.

A diagnosis of clinical depression should not need to condemn the person to a life without significant responsibility. I mean not just pilots but surgeons and many others with life and death responsibilities.

It is good to monitor the recovery of a person from depression, but the person must be able to recover from it. If they can do so then everyone is satisfied. It may even result in better team structures. (I have had depression, I see some signs in you, are you all right? would be as good as a starting phrase and would in many cases be welcome)
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