bio explanation depression

• what does the biological explanation of depression suggest?

  depression stems from a physical cause
• what are the 3 proposed physical causes of depression

  hormonal imbalance

  structural abnormality/ damage

  genetics
• this approach is reductionist, what does that mean?

  oversimplifying complex concepts
• eval of bio depression

  'no blame approach'

  inconclusive evidence

  cause and effect relationship cannot be established
• treatments for bio depression

  CBT

  antidepressants