Most mainstream training course teach that there are 3 kinds of cause: biological, psychological, social (bio-psycho-social model).paying attention to environment is as least as effective as physical treatment.The distinction between endogenous and reactive depression is meaningless.“Clinical depression is an understandable response to adversity”.long-term source of stress and insecurity.2 things make depression much more likely:.George Brown did a detail investigation on large number of working class women to find the reason of depression.–> The line distinction between the two is not clear. Reactive depression: something bad happened in personal life.Endogenous depression: caused by the malfunction of body/brain.Mainstream scientific community declared two kinds of depression:.Symptoms are a messenger of a deeper problem.Depression would have to be seen as a response to circumstances.DSM list includes some symptoms to diagnose depression, with the exception event of death of beloved persons – – > how about other sadly events?.The referee for a new drug is sponsor and controlled by drugs company –> they always wins.Common things in people taking drugs: the belief that the drugs work.Drug companies selling that misperception to cash in.

Some experts in the field confirm that serotonin is a “accident of history”, produced by scientists misreading what they were seeing.Many people in the field privately known all along. Instead of fightback, the scientist community feel ashamed when this result is revealed.Side effects of the drugs were very real: gain weight, sweat.On real data: the drug improve 1.8 points, while a good sleep improve 8 points on Hamilton’s depression score.

All drug company carry out “publication bias”: release selectively only the result benefit them.

Irving Kirsch make a scientific research and shocked at the result: the drug affection equal to natural recovery (25%), less than the story he told the patient (50%).

Rather, it is largely in the world, and the way we are living in it.

Target of the book: The primary cause of depression and anxiety is not in our heads.

There is a continuum between unhappiness and depression.”

“Unhappiness and depression are totally different things.

“Depression is a cover version by downbeat emo band, and anxiety is a cover version by a screaming heavy metal group, but the underlying sheet music is the same.”.

Two things shape the language of the book:.

Lost connections 9 causes of depression