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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
With regards to depression, there is so little that is known about the causes of the disease that to say that it is just related to neurotransmitters that misfire would be incorrect and a massive simplification of the disease process because there are a number of interacting aspects, including social isolation as I have continually mentioned that play a part in the development of depression and the prolonging of the timeframe symptoms once it become present. The predominant model which is associated with the development of depression is a biophychosocial model which pretty much says that the causes for depression isn't a simple who-dun-it and fixing the problem but it is a relationship between a number of interrelated factors.
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I don't think anyone is really disagreeing with this. I think people were mostly taking umbrage with you saying that depression, or how people deal with it is a personal choice. There is certainly an aspect of personal choices with regards to depression, but there are also different types of depression. If someone has an issue producing or retaining seratonin, dopamine, etc., no amount of exercise or just getting out of the house is going to completely mitigate the symptoms.
I approve of a cognitive approach to depression, but that also takes a lot of coaching and resources that many people don't have access to.