A phrase like biochemical-based depression looks accurate and actionable on the surface but there are good reasons why there’s no biochemical-based depression in the DSM. The DSM is created by the need for categories that are practically useful for psychiatrists. Biochemical-based depression isn’t a category that’s actionable for professionals.
Even if the trigger of a depression was biochemical-based, making an assumption that you just need to change biochemistry and not anything more “mental” to get back to the status quo after being for months in the mental habits of depression is wrong. In some instances, the person might handle the mental changes without outside help but that doesn’t mean that changing mental habits is not needed.
A phrase like biochemical-based depression looks accurate and actionable on the surface but there are good reasons why there’s no biochemical-based depression in the DSM. The DSM is created by the need for categories that are practically useful for psychiatrists. Biochemical-based depression isn’t a category that’s actionable for professionals.
Even if the trigger of a depression was biochemical-based, making an assumption that you just need to change biochemistry and not anything more “mental” to get back to the status quo after being for months in the mental habits of depression is wrong. In some instances, the person might handle the mental changes without outside help but that doesn’t mean that changing mental habits is not needed.