An Epidemic of Anxiety and Depression Requires a Reevaluation of Conventional Treatment

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• September 29th, 2025
• anxiety, biomedical model, depression, Fall 2025 Issue, healthcare access, Medicaid, mental health, psychotropic medications, social determinants of health
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The field of psychiatry has been governed by a medical model of illness in recent decades. This model posits behavioral health conditions, including anxiety and depression, are manifestations of biological abnormalities that may be corrected through interventions commonly employed in other branches...