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> we have society-wide acceptance of the chemical imbalance theory of depression - still without evidence. Because this model is a billions-of-dollars money pip
by comex 9y ago
> we have society-wide acceptance of the chemical imbalance theory of depression - still without evidence. Because this model is a billions-of-dollars money pipeline for drug companies, who take the bad PR on the nose, and ...psychiatrists.
Are you just referring to overuse of antidepressants caused by that theory, or are you suggesting that antidepressants don't work? Because there's good evidence that at least in severe cases of depression, antidepressants do work and are more effective than other therapies alone. [1] Even if we don't really know how they work…
[1] https://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/directors/thomas-insel/blog/2011/antidepressants-a-complicated-picture.shtml https://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/directors/thomas-insel/blog/2...