Discussion How do you think genetic engineering will affect depression and mental health in the future?

[CrazyDiamond04]

I've been reading more about CRISPR lately. For anyone who doesn't know, CRISPR is a form of gene editing technology that has become more prominent and talked about in recent years. The ability for scientists to genetically engineer humans likely isn't too far in the future. This is a pretty interesting topic across the board but what I'm most interested in is how it may affect mental health. Do you think it would be possible for scientists to root out any genetic factors that can affect depression? Could depression be scientifically "cured" via this method? It's interesting to think about, a potential generation who cannot feel depressed and only knows about it from history books.