I think it’s worth noting that though many people would understandably view those two aspects as contradictory (biological in nature and often social and enviro

I think it’s worth noting that though many people would understandably view those two aspects as contradictory (biological in nature and often social and environmental in instigation) this is definitely not the dominant view of psychiatric professionals or researchers. Lead poisoning has a relatively simple cause and effect chain that few would claim is not biological, but nobody trying to combat it is blind to the environmental and social factors that determine who gets it. You may not be the target audience of this particle piece, in the sense that they don’t have to convince you depression is worth paying attention to. When trying to signal-boost an issue, you often have to play up aspects of it that you yourself might not find to be the most acute, or even the most humane as in this case. If this is the angle that has to be taken to get it taken seriously by some people, I’d rather the argument be made than not.