When I started reading Johann Hari’s Lost Connections, I was already a convert. I knew depression and anxiety weren’t solely caused by chemistry or biology, despite growing up in the age of Prozac. While it was clear to me that antidepressants could be effective for people with moderate to severe depression, I suspected that for many people they weren’t solving the problem per se, but instead...
Mental Health Diagnoses: Pros and Cons
My latest blog post is published by my colleagues over at Sophia. You can read all about the role of diagnoses in mental health care here.