Tag: mental health and environment
Why Screening Everyone for Depression is a Terrible Idea
Too many people have come to view themselves as defective and powerless to change their life situations, when this may not be the case. Conversely, individual treatment with drugs or psychotherapy may cause individuals to reframe their problems in terms of neurochemistry or thinking styles ā internalizing a belief that they are the problem, when their problems exist in a wider sociopolitical milieu.
āThe Curious Case of the Antidepressant, Anti-Anxiety Backyard Gardenā
āMy vegetable beds have even buoyed me through more acute stressors, such as my medical internship, my daughterās departure for college, and a loved oneās cancer treatment,ā writes Dr. Daphne Miller. Now neuroscientists are attempting to study the antidepressant effects of soil microbes in hopes of unlocking the secrets of a powerful mood enhancer.