Similarly, Hungarian-American psychiatrist Thomas Szasz and others argue that depression is a metaphorical illness that is inappropriately regarded as an actual disease.
匈牙利裔美籍精神病学家汤玛斯·马斯萨斯和其他人也有类似观点，他们认为抑郁症纯粹是被隐喻成一种疾病，把它当成一种真正的疾病是不恰当的。