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Another Brain Fad for Depression?

Posted on July 06, 2008

We ve all heard the theory a chemical imbalance in your brain causes depression. Although researchers have known for years this not to be the case, some drug companies continue to repeat this simplistic and misleading claim in their marketing and advertising materials. Why the FTC or some other federal agency doesn t crack down on this intentional misleading information is beyond me. Most researchers now believe depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. How did we come to this conclusion? Through years of additional research. But now some are jumping on the next b...

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