This hits home as my wife was admitted to a psychiatric ward today, again, for major depression. I am lost, with a business to run, a full time job in addition,

This hits home as my wife was admitted to a psychiatric ward today, again, for major depression. I am lost, with a business to run, a full time job in addition, two daughters, and struggles with minor depression and anxiety myself. She is on two antidepressants, Vyvanse (amphetamines), Provigil, and then takes trazadone to sleep. Her Dr will first increase one, then after that fails will add another or switch her. She's treated like a human Guinea pig. No one has thought to question whether the medications contribute. No one has looked at the problem holistically. Her diet is absolute shit, she doesn't exercise, she really doesn't take care of herself at all. And the medical professionals all tell her it's not her. She has a disease, she has a chemical imbalance, it is completely out of her control. Long story short, I see both sides. There most certainly IS personal responsibility. Even more damaging though is the state of psychiatric and mental health. It's learned, and reinforced, helplessness.