Sasuke [comrade/them] to Science • 2 years agoThe serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence (Spoilers: depression isn't caused by a 'chemical imbalance' in the brain)external-linkmessage-square67 fedilinkarrow-up186
arrow-up186external-linkThe serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence (Spoilers: depression isn't caused by a 'chemical imbalance' in the brain)Sasuke [comrade/them] to Science • 2 years agomessage-square67 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarePlants [des/pair]hexbear18·2 years agoYeah the "chemical imbalance" theory of mental health was literally made up by an advertising agency. They thought, correctly I imagine, that people would be more likely to take medicine for it if they had a simple theory like that link
Yeah the "chemical imbalance" theory of mental health was literally made up by an advertising agency.
They thought, correctly I imagine, that people would be more likely to take medicine for it if they had a simple theory like that