… We found that although psychosocial explanations of depression were … depression is
caused by a chemical imbalance, were prevalent in this sample. Further, the chemical imbalance …

… The cause of mental disorders such as depression remains unknown. However, the idea
that neurotransmitter imbalances cause depression is vigorously promoted by pharmaceutical …

… or his depression is caused by a chemical imbalance, how … for the chemical imbalance
explanation of depression. However, … that an imbalance of brain chemicals causes depression. …

… a chemical imbalance cause of depression rated the two causal explanations as equally
credible (both M’s = 2.76), whereas those endorsing a psychological/environmental explanation …

… an episode of depression were provided with the … caused by a chemical imbalance in the
brain. It was hypothesized that test results indicating a chemical imbalance cause of depressive …

… as metaphor is obviously a deep problem for many of the patients who have heard their
physicians explain that their depression is caused by a chemical imbalance. These patients must …

… Research results indicate that decreasing norepinephrine, serotonin, or dopamine (for
example, with cocaine) does not cause depression—and drugs that increase these neu…

… of Chemical Imbalance: A Look at the Evidence The idea of a “chemical imbalance” … In
particular, the idea that clinical depression is caused by an imbalance of the neurotransmitter …

… The first hypothesis of this study posited that individuals who initially highly endorsed a “chemical
imbalance” as a possible cause for depressive symptomatology would see a …

… causes of depression, if and where they had heard about the “chemical imbalance” explanation
of depression… you ever heard of the chemical imbalance theory of depression?” We then …