‘Huge’ proportion of mental health conditions in Australia found to be caused by childhood maltreatment - eviltoast

Almost a quarter of the 1.8m cases of depression, anxiety and substance disorders could be prevented, researchers find

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      6 months ago

      Its fairly well accepted in psychology circles. It’s taught in psychiatry as well since there is overlap. However it seems a lot of psychiatrists(depending on the school and professor of course) tend towards the biochemical imbalance theory.

      It’s partially due to criticisms(some deserved, others not so much) that psychiatry isn’t a valid science and in attempts to thwart those accusations the psychiatry school of thought has heavily leaned into neuroscience/chemical imbalance theory and veered away from psychology. IMO psychiatry functions best for patients as a combination of both.
      This is just my observation though, so take that as you will.