Posted by Caleb462 on July 3, 2003, at 2:25:17
In reply to Re: Serotonin, etc in Depression--your rebuttal » Caleb462, posted by cubbybear on July 3, 2003, at 1:32:09
> >> It has NOT been well established that depression stems from problems with serotonin/NE/dopamine balance/depletion.
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> Well, maybe not WELL established, but so far, from all I've read, these chemicals definitely play a part. I would appreciate your citing an article or two that refutes the current hypothesis.
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>I've no doubt they play a part in psychiatric disorders, but how, why, and to what extent... who knows?
My personal belief is that the large majority of major depressive episodes stem from chronic, recurrent stress... which throws the system out of whack in some way... in what way, no one exactly knows. Excess cortisol release could certainly be one thing...
I've run across several articles refuting the "monoanime hypothesis" of depression, though I don't have them archived, unfortunately. I will find them again, and post thim when I do.
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