... clefts (Toates, 2002, p. 251). However, while these antidepressants are said to take 2-5 weeks on average to achieve a therapeutic level, they do not seem to work for everyone. Indeed, patients using these drugs have reported changes in their moods far earlier (Holsboer, F. & Barden, N., 1996). These findings suggest that there may be additional elements besides a purely biological viewpoint contributing to the causes and relief of depression. This is supported by suggestions that although a person may be genetically susceptible for depression, environmental and lifestyle changes may cushion him against developing such an illness (Toates, 2002, p. 276). This view conflicts with the determinist view and highlights the interaction of biology and psychology. In contrast, extreme stress events such as trauma may lead to this illness in the absence of an overt genetic component (Toates, 2002, p. 276). Thus while eminent figures such as Crick (Toates, ...

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