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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She doesn’t want to attend therapy or take meds. She is trying to explore more hobbies and spends time outdoors. -OP[/quote]

Is she at home or living on her own? If she is at home, I would not hesitate to make getting on meds or seeing a therapist as a requirement for living at home. I would frame it as a short term solution (with getting outdoors and hobbies as the longterm solution). She is not committing to years of therapy or years of drugs. It's just a bridge to get her over the hump.[/quote]
She’s a rising college sophomore home for the summer. She’s not in any imminent danger, which is part of why she’s not interested in therapy or meds. She wants things to be different, and doesn’t think it will help. OP
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You want her to get better before she goes back to school and you don't have eyes on her. I would try Harder to set her up with meds and therapy. Most PCPs will prescribe antidepressants. Frame it as try these things for the summer, you can stop if you want later when you're not depressed. As her parent, do the work of finding a therapist and scheduling an appointment for meds.

She's really not thinking clearly to a) be obsessed with finding a partner at 19 and b) not trying therapy and meds which are the main treatment for depression. [/quote]

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