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Trapped in a Pill Culture: Nearly 9.1 Million in England Rely on Antidepressants as Prescriptions Hit Record High

NHS figures show a record 9.1 million people in England were prescribed antidepressants last year, raising concerns about medication reliance and mental health care effectiveness.

International Business Times UK

Scientists warn antidepressant withdrawal downplayed by ‘industry-funded’ studies

ANALYSIS: A new review dismisses the risks of stopping antidepressants after long-term use, writes Mark Horowitz and Joanna Moncrieff

The Independent UK

The growing distrust of antidepressants

Online communities provide guidance on how to get off antidepressants, but doctors warn withdrawal carries risks

Salon

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Experts split on whether mental illnesses are ‘overdiagnosed’ in UK

ANALYSIS: Were Wes Streeting’s claims true? Susan McPherson and Joanna Moncrieff go head-to-head

The Independent UK

Are mental health conditions overdiagnosed in the UK? Two experts go head to head

Speaking on BBC One’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, expressed concerns that some mental health conditions were overdiagnosed. The Conversation asked two experts to comment on Streeting’s claim. Is the health secretary right?

The Conversation

The great serotonin debate: do depression treatments work by boosting the happy hormone?

Drugs targeting the ‘happy hormone’ are widely used for depression. But some question whether the condition is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of thousands more women than men prescribed powerful anti-anxiety drugs ‘harder to come off than heroin’

Exclusive: ‘It was like living in a chemical haze and I couldn’t remember what was happening from one hour to the next. Night became day. Day became night,’ says woman

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Depression study stirs fierce debate

A controversy in the scientific community over a recent claim that anti-depressants can be ineffective at treating depression has highlighted the difficulties in understanding mental health conditions.

Bangkok Post

The chemical imbalance theory of depression is dead – but that doesn’t mean antidepressants don’t work

Medicine is pragmatic. It has often established that a treatment works well before it has understood how

The Guardian - AU

The chemical imbalance theory of depression is dead, but that doesn't mean antidepressants don't work

The chemical imbalance theory of depression is well and truly dead. A paper by Joanna Moncrieff and colleagues, long-time critics of the effectiveness of antidepressants, has caused a splash. The paper provides a summary of other summaries that confirm there is no evidence to support the idea that depression is…

The Conversation

What a new study on depression does – and does not – tell us about antidepressants and serotonin

One of the lead authors of a study that challenged long-held beliefs about depression speaks to Graig Graziosi about the implications of the research and mixed reactions it’s drawn from the public

The Independent UK

What a new study on depression does – and does not – tell us about antidepressants and serotonin

One of the lead authors of a study that challenged long-held beliefs about depression speaks to Graig Graziosi about the implications of the research and mixed reactions it’s drawn from the public

The Independent UK

Is depression your fault, or society's?

Scholars have argued for decades that depression has a social and political cause. A new study reinforces that view

Salon

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 23 July 2022

The idyllic summer on the Mediterranean is a thing of the past. Across the Iberian Peninsula forest fires frustrated the best efforts of firefighters. London melted under the oppression. Records tumbled everywhere.

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Evening Standard

Antidepressants questioned: No ‘clear evidence’ depression caused by low serotonin levels, review says

Academics claim the chemical imbalance theory is wrongly being put forward by some professionals

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily: Depression may not be caused by low serotonin

Plus, the cultivated sausages grown from cells

The Guardian - UK

Little evidence that chemical imbalance causes depression, UCL scientists find

Researchers question use of antidepressants, prescribed to one in six UK adults

The Independent UK

‘No clear evidence’ depression caused by low serotonin

A major review found that depression is not likely to be caused by a chemical imbalance

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Wales Online

Depression not caused by chemical imbalance, say scientists

Findings cast doubt over widespread use of antidepressants

The Independent UK

No ‘clear evidence’ depression is caused by low serotonin levels

NHS figures show that the number of people in England taking antidepressants continues to rise, with 8.3m patients receiving them in 2021/22.

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