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Depression: Biological or Psychological?

Mad in America

Many people also believe the psychiatric drugs prescribed to treat depression are effective because they correct a verified biological causation for depression, a chemical imbalance in the brain. NIMH and psychiatrists have not always explained depression to be genetic (as “running in the family). A psychiatric textbook (Silverman, C.,

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Intellectual Developmental Disorder and Mental Health

Child Mind Intitute

As many as 50 percent of kids with intellectual developmental disorder (often referred to as intellectual disability, intellectual and developmental disability, or IDD) are estimated to also have a mental health disorder, with anxiety and depression being the most common. Others may have IDD as a result of a brain injury or epilepsy.

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Why Do Emotions Hijack Our Decisions? The Neuroscience of Impulsivity

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

What happens in the brain when impulsive decisions take over? Why do some brains lose control under high arousal, while others stay composed? Why do some brains lose control under high arousal while others stay composed? Why do some people struggle to control their actions when emotions run high? This is Under the Cortex.

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A Therapist’s Perspective on the “Let Them” Theory by Mel Robbins

Zencare

Here are the three core concepts of Mel Robbins Let Them Theory: Detachment Detach from emotional and mental struggle you may experience while trying to control others thoughts and behaviors. I have clients who spend countless hours analyzing others behavior and I have even been guilty of this myself. So what is The Let Them Theory?