adingo8urbaby t1_iuifyan wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Reply to comment by BizarroAzzarro in Study: How Early Fears Play Role in Future Anxiety, Depression by BlitzOrion

Great question and I have no idea what the answer is. But I can speculate. I suspect in most things that there are elements of both nature and nurture. Interventions would probably be age determined by a combination of talk therapy and pharmaceuticals as is almost always the case in anxiety and depression.

PabloBablo t1_iuiv0ud wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:41 PM

Kids who are in a high stress environment (arguing parents, lack of attention/love) should first look at resolving those issues rather than therapy or antidepressants. The treatment can help, but if the home environment doesn't change the answer shouldn't be get them on more meds and therapy.

We are starting to understand more about how early environment can impact brain development and have lasting results. Parents play a major part in that. It's a far cry from the idea that early years have no lasting memories and therefore no impact on future development. Stressful/loud/ scary environments with no escape is tantamount to horror.

The science may be supporting this idea but society is not as aware of it yet.

adingo8urbaby t1_iuiwjpf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:51 PM

Agreed, all the more reason for more research but as you’ve implied, also more psychological support for whole families. Maybe another form of early intervention based on bio markers is subsidized family therapy. I think we are still a long way from that kind of society though.