Re:The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella...
by o_nate on Thursday July 21, 2022 @10:20AM
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I would disagree with the characterization of that Twitter thread as a rant. To me it seemed like a fairly reasonable and balanced distillation of conclusions that are suggested by the study. He didn't say that current antidepressants should never be used. He simply said we don't have evidence that a chemical approach to treating depression is the right approach.
They are essentially advocating for a stance that the tools we have at our disposal today should not be as accepted, for the simple reason that they do not treat the exact correct thing. By this logic, we should not use chemo. It is short-sighted and really not of the level expected of someone doing any kind of research into psychiatric treatment.