SEROTONIN THEORY OF DEPRESSION – A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE 

Authors: Joanna Moncrieff, Ruth E. Cooper, Tom Stockmann, Simone Amendola, Michael P. Hengartner & Mark A. HorowitzPublication: Molecular Psychiatry (2022)Cite this article Date: 20 July 2022 This article is clear summary of the scientific facts regarding the serotonin theory of depression, and how this theory no longer holds up to current evidence. It is science rich, lots of statistics, medical terms and microbiology. The […]

Low Serotonin Levels and depression: Debunking the Myth

Authors for the research: Joanna Moncrieff , Ruth E. Cooper , Tom Stockmann , Simone Amendola , Michael P. Hengartner and Mark A. Horowitz Publication: Molecular Psychiatry, 2022.08 Commentary:  Dr Michael Yapko For more than three decades, the story and research and education regarding depression has focused on “too low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin.” […]

Depression and the Elderly

Depression amongst Elderly presents differently to others.

Depression in our Older Adults presents differently to young adults I recently read this article on the experience our older adults have with depression. It is a well written article detailing the differences older adults experience with depression. The publishers, National Institute of Aging, shares “Depression in older adults may be difficult to recognize because older […]