Is serotonin linked with depression?

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They want to prove that antidepressants are ineffective for the treatment of mental health. They want to alter the theory about serotonin.</p><p id="0466">By doing this, Moncrieff and Horowitz get under the fire of criticism. They not only raised questions about serotonin but also stand against the decades of research about mainstream psychiatry. It also made people skeptical about the biological explanation of depression.</p><p id="24cf">Several psychiatrists gave their points of view to find out the roots of Moncrieff and Horowitz’s claim.</p><p id="c173">Phil Cowen, a psychiatrist, states, “I am broadly in agreement with the author’s conclusions about our current efforts” (Science Media Center). He further claims that complex condition like depression stems from a deficiency in a single neurotransmitter.</p><p id="b87a">Michel Hofmann, a Swiss psychiatrist, takes the research of Moncrieff and Horowitz as a matter of seriousness. He also argued, “I do not think this stance should have any impact in the short term on the prescription of anti-depressant”.</p><p id="acda">No one is sure about the best medicine for anti-depression, but the use of several depressants can be useful. The purpose of this research is to give effective treatment to mentally ill patients. So scientific researchers are trying to find the best treatment without looking at the primary causes of depression.</p><p id="b31c">What do you think about Moncrieff and Horowitz's research?</p><p id="c

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The study of Moncrieff and Horowitz raises fierce debate on the serotonin and depression connection.

Recently, psychiatrists Jonna Moncrieff and Mark Horowitz’s study on the connection between serotonin and depression has raised many arguments among psychiatrists. They claim that the use of serotonin drugs in depression is useless because there is no proven link between them. Their study is being concluded in July and published in the Molecular Psychiatry journal.

What is depression?

According to the mayo clinic org., “Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest”. It is due to the lack of molecules that transmit emotions to brain cells. Depression is one of the most common diseases among adults as they are stuck between young and old age tensions.

The research study of Moncrieff and Horowitz claims that depression has no link with a chemical imbalance, so the anti-depressant; serotonin is of no use. This claim by Moncrieff has raised reactions. They want to prove that antidepressants are ineffective for the treatment of mental health. They want to alter the theory about serotonin.

By doing this, Moncrieff and Horowitz get under the fire of criticism. They not only raised questions about serotonin but also stand against the decades of research about mainstream psychiatry. It also made people skeptical about the biological explanation of depression.

Several psychiatrists gave their points of view to find out the roots of Moncrieff and Horowitz’s claim.

Phil Cowen, a psychiatrist, states, “I am broadly in agreement with the author’s conclusions about our current efforts” (Science Media Center). He further claims that complex condition like depression stems from a deficiency in a single neurotransmitter.

Michel Hofmann, a Swiss psychiatrist, takes the research of Moncrieff and Horowitz as a matter of seriousness. He also argued, “I do not think this stance should have any impact in the short term on the prescription of anti-depressant”.

No one is sure about the best medicine for anti-depression, but the use of several depressants can be useful. The purpose of this research is to give effective treatment to mentally ill patients. So scientific researchers are trying to find the best treatment without looking at the primary causes of depression.

What do you think about Moncrieff and Horowitz's research?

Is it raised a controversy among psychiatrist, medical industry, and science?

Is there any other way to kill the depression?

Here is another read

Sources used for this article are Mayo clinic and AFP.

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