Chemically Imbalanced
Chemically Imbalanced
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Summary
We have been told for decades that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance, but is that the truth?
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Chemically Imbalanced by Joanna Moncrieff
We have been told for decades that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance, but is that the truth?'controversial and courageous'
* DAILY MAIL *'the most comprehensive rebuttal to date'
* NEW SCIENTIST *‘Authoritative and well-researched, Chemically Imbalanced documents the overinflation of antidepressant efficacy, where the false scientific information repeated is altogether misleadingThe scale of deception and fraud unearthed is staggering and incendiary.’
-- Christopher Lane * PSYCHOLOGY TODAY *
JOANNA MONCRIEFF is Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London, and a consultant psychiatrist for the NHS. She is an expert in the field, and in 2022 she was the lead author of a landmark study into the theory of serotonin and depression. She is a founder member and co-chairperson of the Critical Psychiatry Network, an influential network of psychiatrists and other doctors. She has written for The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Conversation, Literary Review, was profiled in the Spectator magazine and has been interviewed for The Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast and the Evening Standard’s Tech and Science Daily, amongst others.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781803996790 |
| ISBN 10 | 180399679X |
| Title | Chemically Imbalanced |
| Author | Joanna Moncrieff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2025-01-16 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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