> The disease is too complicated, or the cure is too difficult, or our understanding of depression is too primitive, or some combination of all three. I don’t

> The disease is too complicated, or the cure is too difficult, or our understanding of depression is too primitive, or some combination of all three. I don’t think we disagree in almost any of this. I’m simply pointing out depression may be caused by environmental factors, one which can be treated. It could be why they found “nothing convincing” in the study. I have yet to meet a depressed person or almost any person who couldn’t use more community. I suspect most peoples depression is a rational / emotional response to lack of basic needs of some kind. Whether that’s community, sleep, job, food, etc That’s not to say all people have environmental factors or that drugs can’t help people cope. I’m merely sharing what struck me and for some reason hadn’t clicked with me prior, even seeing people get out of depression. The people I know who overcame depression all did the following: worked out, improved sleep patterns, joined some activities. One could argue correlation (ie as depression reduced, they became more active). But it didn’t seem that way looking in. Anyway, just an observation and contemplation really.