The Depression Thing
Understandably, these threads are full of anecdotal cases of effective depression treatments.  But why should we assume the there is is a one-size fits all treatment (or even 3)?<p>I think depression is akin to a common error code in the mind (and maybe body too). If the mind is at least as complicated as the biggest program we can imagine, why should we imagine one thing will likely fix this problem?<p>This is like suggesting the same code would always fix a given common error.<p>It seems more likely to me that there are many causes of depression. While there will be many commonly effective treatments, they will vary based on context. Sometimes the effective treatment will be very specific &#x2F; personal.