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		bruce343434 on March 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: About tweaking the fundamental settings of your br... Talk therapy can not fix depression or ADHD or bipolar or schizophrenia. Pills can mitigate some of the fundamental chemical imbalances present in those brains.

mattnewport on March 17, 2024 [–]

At least for depression, the chemical imbalance theory has long been disproved, a recent summary of the evidence: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/20/scientists-q...

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