>>10378366
>consider how much scientists push the medical model of many mental health issues, opting to take a pill than to deal with problems
This. I suffered with depression for years (really existential stuff) until I realised my problem was not merely biological and I started teaching myself philosophy and forging my own principles, value system, and ideals. The medicalisation of depression and divorce from its psychological/philosophical side is the most damaging aspect of modern psychology/psychiatry. In very few cases is it purely a biological phenomenon (nutrient deficiency, exercise, etc.), yet this approach has led to such a widespread prescription of medications that the medication of children with neurotoxic psychostimulants and SSRIs has become the norm. I've seen first-hand people's depression extended by the use of SSRIs, where they never unearth the root cause of their neuroses and instead, as their anxieties congregate in an amorphous, subconscious mess and their depression worsens, they are told that they should simply switch medications. (Aside: SSRIs can extend depression as the brain downregulates serotonin receptors to maintain homeostasis. While initially, they may boost moods, eventually as the brain adjusts to the presence of the drugs, depression returns, prompting the user to up the dose or switch medications. Worse, the withdrawal of getting off SSRIs usually makes the user more depressed than they were before using, so of course, they start using again. Similar story with other longterm psychotropics: dependency is almost inevitable.)
If the future of mental health is being determined by people who outright reject philosophical thought, we're fucked beyond belief.