Your story point to that, but also to Patient compliance, which is a serious issue, not just with CNS disorder, but with everything. There is a stigma associated with needing to take medication, and building a habit is typically tough. It’s less of a problem with pediatric cases, which is why we see more long term compliance and more long term benefits when kids with depression are referred quickly to psychiatrist and therapist.
The scientific literature on SSRI support that they are more efficient and have less side effects.
CNS disorders are a real thing, not just something you can snap out of it. It’s a chemical imbalance that can have profound and lasting effects to the brain.
Saying that scientists know most of the causes, is pure bs. I am one of those and I can assure you that we know next to nothing.