Not just in medicine, I just saw a post on the r/shitmomgroupssay subreddit where a therapist had mentioned antidepressants “masking” the true cause and the vit

Not just in medicine, I just saw a post on the r/shitmomgroupssay subreddit where a therapist had mentioned antidepressants “masking” the true cause and the vitriol was immense. Now, I’d say masking was the wrong word - and in the case it was maybe postpartum depression (where it’s a bit iffier though real life circumstances are also considered a cause, not just hormones) - but the amount of people that think depression can only be a “chemical imbalance” and to suggest otherwise is mean is way, way too high. Of course, they all think it’s just low serotonin too. I’ve had to explain to many people throughout my life that no, that’s really old fashioned thinking just because SSRIs happened to help. Antidepressants are helpful tools but for most people it should be a stepping stone towards getting rid of the actual cause(s).