Tales of Tenth Grade

On October 3, 2019, British scientific journal Nature  published the study "Brain regulation of emotional conflict predicts antidepressant treatment response for depression" ( https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-019-0732-1 ). Here is a short article on it from BrainPost:  https://www.brainpost.co/weekly-brainpost/2019/10/1/brain-regulation-of-emotional-conflict-predicts-antidepressant-treatment-response-for-depression . The study explored the controversy of antidepressants, examining how emotional conflict regulation plays a large part in their effectiveness. As in, antidepressants were more effective in those who had more control over conflict with and between their emotions. But what really struck me was that despite their controversy, antidepressants (or therapy, or some other form of rehabilitation) are sorely needed, especially since depression rates are on the rise and have been for about a century. So, I decided that for this blog post, I would compos...