No evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin levels, finds comprehensive review

There is no clear evidence that serotonin is responsible for depression, according to a major review led by Professor Joanna Moncrieff and Dr Mark Horowitz (UCL Psychiatry). Dr Michael Bloomfield (UCL Psychiatry) and Professor David Curtis (UCL Genetics Institute) also comment.

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