_______________________________________________ Anyone who’s ever experienced depression will attest that it’s not just a mental or emotional experience; it’s a deeply embodied one. And yet, this understanding hasn’t yet trickled through to mainstream medicine. For instance, let’s take a look at how depression is diagnosed. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Edition 5 (DSM-5) is the canonical manual for diagnosing mental illness—and therefore, a gatekeeper for insurance-related treatment. Criteria, and therefore Interventions, tend to focus on depression’s mental and emotional elements. The DSM-5 lists only one bodily attribute of depression: the poorly named
Body Agency: Your Natural Antidepressant
Body Agency: Your Natural Antidepressant
Body Agency: Your Natural Antidepressant
_______________________________________________ Anyone who’s ever experienced depression will attest that it’s not just a mental or emotional experience; it’s a deeply embodied one. And yet, this understanding hasn’t yet trickled through to mainstream medicine. For instance, let’s take a look at how depression is diagnosed. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Edition 5 (DSM-5) is the canonical manual for diagnosing mental illness—and therefore, a gatekeeper for insurance-related treatment. Criteria, and therefore Interventions, tend to focus on depression’s mental and emotional elements. The DSM-5 lists only one bodily attribute of depression: the poorly named