Chemically Imbalanced :The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth
Chemically Imbalanced :The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth
hardback
Published:
16 January, 2025
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Description
Featured on ITV’s THIS MORNING and in SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE
'controversial and courageous' – DAILY MAIL
For years, we’ve been led to believe that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and antidepressants are the solution. But what if this widely accepted belief has been built on unreliable truths?
In Chemically Imbalanced, renowned psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff takes readers on a thought-provoking journey through the history of the serotonin theory of depression, from its origins in the 1960s to its widespread acceptance in the 1990s. With clarity and compelling evidence, Moncrieff exposes how scientific understanding has been swayed by social and economic forces, leading to misconceptions that have shaped treatment decisions for millions.
Accessible yet profoundly insightful, Chemically Imbalanced is essential reading for anyone seeking to make more informed choices about their mental health and understand the forces that shape the way we perceive and treat depression today.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781803996790 |
| ISBN10 | 180399679X |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | The History Press Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
‘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 misleading. The scale of deception and fraud unearthed is staggering and incendiary.’
-- Christopher Lane * Psychology Today *‘A complicated story told with patience and passion on behalf of the patient.’
-- Jeannette Hyde, author of The Gut MakeoverGoodReads Reviews
Author's Bio
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.