Trust me, I know all about that. My brother is a Col. in the Army and has suffered with depression for years, but refuses to get treatment because it would hurt his career. My son went through 2 or 3 years (it's hard to keep count) of therapy before I finally decided to let the therapist recommend a psychiatrist and start drug treatment along with therapy. I'm now thinking though that it's worth at least checking out his thyroid. BTW I'm 43 (or at least I will be in a couple weeks) and he's 18.

PS..........I appreciate the thoughts and recommendations.