What causes ? For a long time we used to think it was purely an imbalance of brain chemicals, but this was firmly rebutted last year by researchers who reviewed decades of findings.The team, from University College , concluded that the psychiatry profession 'must bear some responsibility for propagating an unsupported theory and the mass use of antidepressant drugs that has accompanied it'. This story made headlines worldwide.But then, a few weeks ago, this view was challenged by another set of leading psychiatrists, who argued that this review was flawed and should never have been published in the first place as it was dangerous, because people who need antidepressants may stop taking them. So what's going on — and what does this mean for patients?
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