Medicine Is Awesome: A Critical Look at Factors Shaping Depression Treatment Thinking

This article examines how depression shifted from being understood as a psychosocial reaction to being framed as a neurochemical imbalance requiring medication, questioning whether this medicalization has led to overreliance on pharmacotherapy. The author argues for a more expansive biopsychosocial approach that acknowledges neurobiology while incorporating non-pharmaceutical treatments tailored to individual patient needs.