Stop Oversimplifying Mental Health Diagnoses
Under the Cortex
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Systems All the Way Down
The early work has been focused on symptoms because they are often assessed. But now the field is focusing on affect states and influences into the system that might push you over the edge. How connected do I feel with my partner? How is my relationship going? What am I doing today? Have I been physically active? Did I have terrible events or fantastic events today? So these components go beyond the person and now researchers are starting to include components from the environment the person is in. It's hard, conceptually hard to distinguish these systems from each other, but it is high time and sociologists have shown us the way there.
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