Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression: Clearing Up Some Misconceptions
By MARK HOROWITZ (UCL) and JOANNA MONCRIEFF (UCL) The scale of the response to our recent study finding that there was no support for the idea that low serotonin causes
Depression is Probably Not caused by a Chemical Imbalance in the Brain – New Study
By JOANNA MONCRIEFF (UCL) and MARK HOROWITZ (UCL) For three decades, people have been deluged with information suggesting that depression is caused by a “chemical imbalance” in the brain –
How We Have Been Misled About Antidepressants
By JOANNA MONCRIEFF (UCL) Our umbrella review that revealed no links between serotonin and depression has caused shock waves among the general public, but has been dismissed as old news by psychiatric opinion leaders.
2021 CPN conference: ‘Visions of Psychiatry’
Following its cancellation in 2020, the CPN conference returned online in 2021. 75 members met over a May afternoon to hear from three speakers, the talks sharing reflections on socio-political