Depression is not caused by chemical imbalance in the brain
Would Pharmafia lose their market on antidepressants? Not necessarily — as long the psychiatrists (quacks) still prescribe their drugs — to make money by making their patients worse.
Serotonin theory of depression has been refuted after 30 years — making people worse — with antidepressants. Only cognitive behaviour therapy is good for coping with depression. Exercise and ice cold bath prevents depression. Contraindications for ice cold bath: High blood pressure, diabetes, neuropathies, poor circulation, lung and heart diseases
Psychiatrists weren’t regarded by doctors and other specialties as being very medical. They were seen more as storytellers (quacks) as opposed to having a scientific basis.
https://qz.com/1162154/30-years-after-prozac-arrived-we-still-buy-the-lie-that-chemical-imbalances-cause-depression
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/jul/analysis-depression-probably-not-caused-chemical-imbalance-brain-new-study
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0
#depression #SSRI #pharmafia #psych #theory
Would Pharmafia lose their market on antidepressants? Not necessarily — as long the psychiatrists (quacks) still prescribe their drugs — to make money by making their patients worse.
Serotonin theory of depression has been refuted after 30 years — making people worse — with antidepressants. Only cognitive behaviour therapy is good for coping with depression. Exercise and ice cold bath prevents depression. Contraindications for ice cold bath: High blood pressure, diabetes, neuropathies, poor circulation, lung and heart diseases
Psychiatrists weren’t regarded by doctors and other specialties as being very medical. They were seen more as storytellers (quacks) as opposed to having a scientific basis.
https://qz.com/1162154/30-years-after-prozac-arrived-we-still-buy-the-lie-that-chemical-imbalances-cause-depression
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/jul/analysis-depression-probably-not-caused-chemical-imbalance-brain-new-study
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0
#depression #SSRI #pharmafia #psych #theory
UCL News
Analysis: Depression is probably not caused by a chemical imbalance
Writing in The Conversation, Professor Joanna Moncrieff and Dr Mark Horowitz (both UCL Psychiatry) report on their new research showing no clear evidence that serotonin levels or serotonin activity