Indeed! We still don&#x27;t understand the causes of anxiety and depression, and yet far too many doctors simply went along with the &quot;chemical imbalance&quot; narrative.<p>SSRIs and related medications can be wonderful tools, but that proves nothing re: causality and the best long term treatment. Sadly, this battle was lost a long time ago[1], but it&#x27;s heartening that people are starting to  revisit some of these debates.<p>[1] Here&#x27;s an article from 1999 arguing essentially the same thing re: how little we understand about mental illness, and how prescribing doctors should be cautious about oversimplifying something so complex: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.psychiatrictimes.com&#x2F;psychotherapy&#x2F;psychotherapy-perspectives-medication-management" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.psychiatrictimes.com&#x2F;psychotherapy&#x2F;psychotherapy-...</a>