In an interview published in Sunday Times on 12 January 2025 (read the article here), psychiatrist professor Joanna Moncrieff explains that,
- depression is not a physical illness
- antidepressants don’t work
- there is no evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin (the chemical imbalance myth)
- it is a delusion that emotional problems can be resolved with a pill
- the real causes of mental illness are social issues
- “the idea of giving someone who’s depressed something that numbs you is uncomfortable — it’s a bit like telling someone to go and get drunk or take an opiate.”
