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Irish Psychiatry Says Chemical Imbalance Is a Figure of Speech—So, What Now?

Mad in America

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in Ireland. T he chemical imbalance theory of depression—what was once considered the gold standard reason for why people take antidepressants—was, apparently, “a figure of speech.” This is simply not the case. What are the drugs doing?