Is Viewing Depression as a Chemical Imbalance Harmful?
From The Last Show with David Cooper by David Cooper
April 24, 2026 · 20 min · Season 3 · Episode 987
About this episode
Psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff discusses the implications of viewing depression as a chemical imbalance and its effects on treatment.
Psychiatrist and psychiatry professor Joanna Moncrieff reveals how believing in a 'chemical imbalance' might keep patients on antidepressants longer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: David Cooper
Guest: Joanna Moncrieff
Topics covered
- depression
- chemical imbalance
- antidepressants
- psychiatry
- mental health
Keywords
- depression
- chemical imbalance
- antidepressants
- psychiatry
- mental health
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