The anti-depressant boom may well be about to change, as word has it that depression is related to stress, not genetics. This meta analysis of 14 studies that met the criteria for the analysis and showed that it was not the genetic link in the absence of stressful life events was not predictive of depression.
How can we prevent and treat depression? It may be moving toward neural circuit-based strategies. The circuits of how we process stress are laid down primarily during the first three years of life and during the later years, during stress. The point is to prevent depression and improve resilience but acquiring the tools to process stress with precision. I have spoken with so many physicians who say, “It is all about stress. We see a patient now and then who has a rare condition, but 80 percent of visit primary care visits are due to stress symptoms.”
It’s a new option. Instead of popping a pill, to break a few stress circuits, and prevent the stress buzzer from getting stuck on.
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