Comments on: Family & Depression Development http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/10/11/family-depression-development/ Dr. John Grohol's daily update on all things in psychology and mental health. Since 1999. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:30:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: bipolars helping bipolars heal · Nurture vs. Nature… Nurture just scored. http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/10/11/family-depression-development/comment-page-1/#comment-145499 bipolars helping bipolars heal · Nurture vs. Nature… Nurture just scored. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:13:50 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/10/11/family-depression-development/#comment-145499 [...] Will Meek from the World of Psychology blog has a great post on it here. [...] [...] Will Meek from the World of Psychology blog has a great post on it here. [...]

]]> By: Greg Rogers http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/10/11/family-depression-development/comment-page-1/#comment-102690 Greg Rogers Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:21:39 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/10/11/family-depression-development/#comment-102690 The realization and acceptance of the fact that multiple variables are involved. Environmental influences such as interactions with family members and/or friends, lack of interaction, closely held beliefs and values, foods, beverages, intoxicants, pharmaceuticals, exercise, air quality, sunlight, lack of sunlight, on and on. It should be humbling to those who attempt to predict and influence psychological states such as depression. Not to say we should give up - just that we should have a humbling awareness of the myriad of variables involved, and not over-emphasize "Drug X" or "Therapy model Y" without attempting to explore all of the other influences in people's lives. Example: The client sits at home in the dark eating 20 donuts and 3 2-liter's of caffeine loaded sugar syrup soda each day, and the client and therapist wonder why the treatment model du jour is not effective. The realization and acceptance of the fact that multiple variables are involved. Environmental influences such as interactions with family members and/or friends, lack of interaction, closely held beliefs and values, foods, beverages, intoxicants, pharmaceuticals, exercise, air quality, sunlight, lack of sunlight, on and on. It should be humbling to those who attempt to predict and influence psychological states such as depression.

Not to say we should give up – just that we should have a humbling awareness of the myriad of variables involved, and not over-emphasize “Drug X” or “Therapy model Y” without attempting to explore all of the other influences in people’s lives.

Example: The client sits at home in the dark eating 20 donuts and 3 2-liter’s of caffeine loaded sugar syrup soda each day, and the client and therapist wonder why the treatment model du jour is not effective.

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