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I don't think it is though. For example, one of the things we know is that IBS can cause depression/anxiety (or perhaps more accurately, people with IBS are mor

I don't think it is though. For example, one of the things we know is that IBS can cause depression/anxiety (or perhaps more accurately, people with IBS are more likely to have depression/anxiety). In this case chemical imbalance would be objectively wrong. Their brain is being affected by another part of the body entirely, but you would have doctors selectively treating the symptoms (the 'chemical imbalance') rather than the cause.

Supermancho 6y ago
> In this case chemical imbalance would be objectively wrong. I disagree. Chemical imbalance is not necessarily a solitary cause, it's describing a condition regardless. shrug > you would have doctors selectively treating the symptoms (the 'chemical imbalance') rather than the cause Typically they treat both or in most cases, the easier problem with less severe treatment consequences (classic House MD - live in constant pain from muscle death vs lose a limb).