Depression: Have We Got It Wrong?
Questions about the serotonin hypothesis
Today it seems almost anyone will tell you that a lack of the brain chemical serotonin is responsible for depression and a host of other mental and emotional problems, and that the way to boost depleted serotonin supplies is by taking antidepressants like Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, or Celexa. Not only doctors and therapists, but even many patients have become so sophisticated that they can describe how selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) work to keep more serotonin floating around in the brain, facilitating synaptic connections ... ... ... (see article)
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Deb C. is presenting this article, and will make copies available.
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