The Chemical Imbalance Myth of Depression - Here are Some Better Explanations

It is time to retire the idea that depression is caused by a “chemical imbalance of the brain.” The chemical imbalance myth creates the false impression that our brains are some form of neurotransmitter porridge that can be rendered just right with squirts of serotonin and dopamine.

Thanks to at least two decades of research, we now have a number of good working models on what tends to go wrong in the brain during a...

Source: John McManamy's SharePosts - February 28, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: John McManamy Source Type: blogs