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In the case of the suicide risk for people on antidepressants it is said that when improvement begins the 'overwhelming akrasia' component declines, leaving the depressed individual with the ability to actually carry out goals. (Take this with a grain of salt. It's a 'just so' story if ever I heard one. Testable to be sure, but not easily so with our level of technology.)