888. Chemical Imbalance Debunked

If you’ve ever battled with depression, you’ve likely been told you have a chemical imbalance and were subsequently prescribed an antidepressant drug. A comprehensive study appearing in Psychology Today has given a decisive blow to the serotonin hypothesis. The study concludes that we were marketed a hypothesis that is a hundred percent wrong! It was Joseph Schildkraut who introduced the chemical imbalance theory in 1965. Shortly thereafter, the pharmaceutical industry came out with serotonin inhibitors like Prozac and Zoloft which have turned into a multi-billion dollar industry. Join Dr. Martin as he shares this study debunking the chemical imbalance theory!