Podcast 415: Debunking the Serotonin-Depression Theory (with Psychiatrist & Professor Dr. Joanna Moncrieff)

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to psychiatrist, researcher, professor and best-selling author Dr. Joanna Moncrieff about her new study on the chemical imbalance myth, antidepressants as placebo, the causes of depression, how to withdraw from psychiatric drugs, and so much more.

Read Dr. Moncrieff's article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

3:30 The new study on depression everyone is talking about

5:50 How antidepressants really work

10:00, 29:00 What the drug-centered approach to psychiatry is & why it is so important

12:00, 16:07 Antidepressants compared with placebo: what we see in the randomized controlled trials data

18:50 The chemical imbalance myth: why it is so worrying

20:00 Depression is not as simple as a brain disease

25:00 Why informed consent is a huge issue in psychiatry

27:45 Psychiatric drugs are not harmless, which is why it is so important we understand what they do & how they can affect us

36:50 Young adults & antidepressants

40:05, 52:00 Withdrawing from psychiatric drugs

56:00 Psychedelics & mental health

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