Question: is there a way to "cure" or "prevent" mental health like dyslexia or depression

Yo Yehudi answered on 8 Nov 2017:

I don’t have much personal experience with dyslexia, but I can talk about depression.
It depends very much on the individual person and the condition they have. I suffered from depression in my teens. When I told the adults around me I was lucky that they took me seriously and helped to arrange therapy and medications. Ultimately, I got better when the situation that caused my depression was resolved, and then I could slowly come off the medication. I think I’m probably as mentally healthy as any other person these days.

But for other people, dealing with depression can be a lifelong problem. Perhaps it’s caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain that doesn’t get fixed despite treatment and therapy, or perhaps it’s something that stems from a situation that simply can’t be fixed, like if someone’s child or spouse has died, and they’re grieving. Some people very close to me have had depression for as long as I’ve known them, and treatment hasn’t really helped all that much. I think there’s still a *lot* of science to be done to discover all the causes and fix the really severe cases – but I hope we can!