YOU GOT IT WRONG - Tenafly Psychiatric Associates

The aim of this blog is to highlight persons in the media who tout the chemical imbalance theory as a fact. It's highly unprofessional and misleading to do so and this blog demands that any statements relating to the 'chemical imbalance' myth should either be backed up with supporting evidence or retracted.

Where possible, each person featured on this blog has been contacted via Twitter, email, and/or Facebook and asked to retract their statements or provide supporting evidence.

Once supporting evidence has been shown they will be removed from this blog. Moreover, if they retract their original statements they will also be removed from this blog.

As you will see from these lists, many of the authors are household names and influence those who follow them. This has to stop. The chemical imbalance line was created by the pharmaceutical industry, moreover, Eli Lilly, who launched the first of the SSRIs, Prozac.

Those featured on this list need to do their research.

Bob Fiddaman (Author of the Fiddaman Blog)

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Tenafly Psychiatric Associates is a Private Practice of Psychiatry & Geriatric Psychiatry

Article: A mental health check-in on anxiety

Quote: “Anxiety is characterized by crippling worries and repetitive or obsessive intrusive thoughts. These interfere with a person’s peace of mind and negatively impact his or her quality of life. While anxiety can certainly fall within the “normal” range, an overactive mind that interferes with everyday living can be a sign of a neurological chemical imbalance.”

Publication ~ Jewish Standard

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Rohtash Singh

The aim of this blog is to highlight persons in the media who tout the chemical imbalance theory as a fact. It's highly unprofessional and misleading to do so and this blog demands that any statements relating to the 'chemical imbalance' myth should either be backed up with supporting evidence or retracted.

Where possible, each person featured on this blog has been contacted via Twitter, email, and/or Facebook and asked to retract their statements or provide supporting evidence.

Once supporting evidence has been shown they will be removed from this blog. Moreover, if they retract their original statements they will also be removed from this blog.

As you will see from these lists, many of the authors are household names and influence those who follow them. This has to stop. The chemical imbalance line was created by the pharmaceutical industry, moreover, Eli Lilly, who launched the first of the SSRIs, Prozac.

Those featured on this list need to do their research.

Bob Fiddaman (Author of the Fiddaman Blog)

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Rohtash Singh

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Rohtash Singh is a professor of social psychology

Article: Suicide cases dip in Haryana during lockdown, psychologists say family support helps

Quote: “[a]chemical imbalance in the brain may lead people to depression or commit suicide but we cannot specify any particular reason for taking such a step.”

Publication ~ Hindustan Times

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Round One: The Most Absurd "Chemical Imbalance" Quote

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There's almost 200 quotes on this page so far.

In efforts to find the most preposterous I need your help.

Over the next few weeks I'll be wanting you to vote.

There will be a cut-off point for each post.

I have included the Twitter/Facebook link for each of the individuals. If you want to ask them to join in then please feel free to contact them. This will give them an opportunity to retract their claim or not, as the case may be.

Here's the first 10.

Which one do you think is the most absurd?

The one voted the most absurd for each round will win a special certificate, which will be posted to their Twitter account.

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1. "You might have heard that depression stems from a “chemical imbalance,” and that’s partly true. In people with depression, the levels of certain brain chemicals are thought to be out of balance, particularly these neurotransmitters." ~ Alison Palkhivala, Medical Journalist based in Montreal  - (TWITTER)

2. “Neurotransmitters (e.g., serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine) are likely to cause or trigger depression (partially). A serotonin shortage in the brains can be one of the depression causes. This shortage can make someone feel suicidal as well."   ~ Barends Psychology Practice  - (TWITTER)

3. “Clinical depression is where you have a chemical imbalance.” ~ Bea Arthur, therapist, entrepreneur and media personality  - (TWITTER)

4. "Healthy people possess levels of brain chemicals that lie within a certain normal range. When internal or external factors either deplete the brain of these chemicals or stimulate it to produce excess amounts, a chemical imbalance occurs." ~ Dr. Berit Brogaard, Professor and Director of the Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research  - (TWITTER)

5. “I'm convinced my depression is caused by a chemical imbalance.” ~ Beverley Callard, Actress who plays Rovers Return landlady, Liz McDonald, on Coronation Street  - (TWITTER)

6. "Depression can be linked to a chemical imbalance in the brain. This usually involves a drop in the level of chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters." ~ Cancer Research UK, the world's leading charity dedicated to cancer research - (TWITTER)

7. “Group therapy taught me that bouts of depression will probably be a reoccurring thing. It p****d me off that I would have to rely on things. Now I know it’s not my fault, it’s a chemical imbalance."  ~ Candice Brown, British reality television personality - (TWITTER)

8. "I've never had a moment, not a second since. Isn't it crazy? It's just a simple chemical imbalance, and that's all it was." ~ Carol Vorderman , Welsh media personality - (TWITTER)

9. "We know mental illness to be some kind of chemical imbalance in the brain." ~ Dr. Janice Cooper, Head of Project Liberia Mental Health Program sponsored by the Carter Center - (TWITTER)

10. "It's not a character flaw. It's a chemical imbalance in the brain and you take medicine, it balances out the chemicals, and you feel better." ~ Chris Prochut is a mental health advocate and law enforcement suicide prevention trainer - (TWITTER)

I know mine, what's yours?

Answer in the comment section below and please retweet.

YOU GOT IT WRONG - Dr Rachna K Singh

The aim of this blog is to highlight persons in the media who tout the chemical imbalance theory as a fact. It's highly unprofessional and misleading to do so and this blog demands that any statements relating to the 'chemical imbalance' myth should either be backed up with supporting evidence or retracted.

Where possible, each person featured on this blog has been contacted via Twitter, email, and/or Facebook and asked to retract their statements or provide supporting evidence.

Once supporting evidence has been shown they will be removed from this blog. Moreover, if they retract their original statements they will also be removed from this blog.

As you will see from these lists, many of the authors are household names and influence those who follow them. This has to stop. The chemical imbalance line was created by the pharmaceutical industry, moreover, Eli Lilly, who launched the first of the SSRIs, Prozac.

Those featured on this list need to do their research.

Bob Fiddaman (Author of the Fiddaman Blog)

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Dr Singh is a mental health professional with a Medical background focused on Lifestyle & Stress Management providing Individual, Group and Corporate counselling with a strong focus on Hospital and Clinical care. She is a Counsellor, Marriage therapist and Psychologist

Article: Understanding the suicidal mind and how you can help

Quote: "Sometimes suicidal thoughts or a persistent feeling of depression can be due to a chemical imbalance and they don’t have any control over it."

Publication ~ The E Times

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Mary Beth Ritchie

The aim of this blog is to highlight persons in the media who tout the chemical imbalance theory as a fact. It's highly unprofessional and misleading to do so and this blog demands that any statements relating to the 'chemical imbalance' myth should either be backed up with supporting evidence or retracted.

Where possible, each person featured on this blog has been contacted via Twitter, email, and/or Facebook and asked to retract their statements or provide supporting evidence.

Once supporting evidence has been shown they will be removed from this blog. Moreover, if they retract their original statements they will also be removed from this blog.

As you will see from these lists, many of the authors are household names and influence those who follow them. This has to stop. The chemical imbalance line was created by the pharmaceutical industry, moreover, Eli Lilly, who launched the first of the SSRIs, Prozac.

Those featured on this list need to do their research.

Bob Fiddaman (Author of the Fiddaman Blog)

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Mary Beth Ritchie

Mary B. Ritchie LCSW is a female clinical social worker. She is licensed to provide online care. She has been a licensed therapist since 1994

Article: When It’s Not the Blues: Depression in Children

Quote: "There are a number of factors that can contribute to depressive disorders in children. It is frequently a combination of things. Depression often has a genetic factor. It also can be caused by a biochemical imbalance."

Publication ~ Tulsa Kids

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Devrupa Rakshit

The aim of this blog is to highlight persons in the media who tout the chemical imbalance theory as a fact. It's highly unprofessional and misleading to do so and this blog demands that any statements relating to the 'chemical imbalance' myth should either be backed up with supporting evidence or retracted.

Where possible, each person featured on this blog has been contacted via Twitter, email, and/or Facebook and asked to retract their statements or provide supporting evidence.

Once supporting evidence has been shown they will be removed from this blog. Moreover, if they retract their original statements they will also be removed from this blog.

As you will see from these lists, many of the authors are household names and influence those who follow them. This has to stop. The chemical imbalance line was created by the pharmaceutical industry, moreover, Eli Lilly, who launched the first of the SSRIs, Prozac.

Those featured on this list need to do their research.

Bob Fiddaman (Author of the Fiddaman Blog)

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Devrupa Rakshit

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Devrupa Rakshit is a journalist and Associate Editor at The Swaddle

Article: All You Need To Know About Maladaptive Daydreaming

Quote: "Owing to the absence of a medical recognition of the condition, Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD ) is often treated as a neural biochemical imbalance rather than an addictive symptom stemming from trauma, or a void in the individual’s life. In terms of medication, one study had found that fluvoxamine, a drug commonly used to treat OCD, can help control MD as well."

Publication ~ The Swaddle

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Kristin Noreen

The aim of this blog is to highlight persons in the media who tout the chemical imbalance theory as a fact. It's highly unprofessional and misleading to do so and this blog demands that any statements relating to the 'chemical imbalance' myth should either be backed up with supporting evidence or retracted.

Where possible, each person featured on this blog has been contacted via Twitter, email, and/or Facebook and asked to retract their statements or provide supporting evidence.

Once supporting evidence has been shown they will be removed from this blog. Moreover, if they retract their original statements they will also be removed from this blog.

As you will see from these lists, many of the authors are household names and influence those who follow them. This has to stop. The chemical imbalance line was created by the pharmaceutical industry, moreover, Eli Lilly, who launched the first of the SSRIs, Prozac.

Those featured on this list need to do their research.

Bob Fiddaman (Author of the Fiddaman Blog)

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Kristin Noreen

Kristin Noreen lives in Bellingham, Washington with two cats and her vintage touring bicycle, Silver. Her triple passions are animal rescue, long-distance bike touring, and writing. Her book, On Silver Wings: A Life Reconstructed, is about reinventing her life following a catastrophic injury.

Article: Systemic Racism in Mental Health Care: Charleena Lyles

Quote: "When Charlene’s birth control failed and she found herself pregnant a third time, the combination of pregnancy hormones and domestic violence triggered a latent genetic tendency toward chemical imbalance in her brain."

Publication ~ Psych Central

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Jack Kallenberger

The aim of this blog is to highlight persons in the media who tout the chemical imbalance theory as a fact. It's highly unprofessional and misleading to do so and this blog demands that any statements relating to the 'chemical imbalance' myth should either be backed up with supporting evidence or retracted.

Where possible, each person featured on this blog has been contacted via Twitter, email, and/or Facebook and asked to retract their statements or provide supporting evidence.

Once supporting evidence has been shown they will be removed from this blog. Moreover, if they retract their original statements they will also be removed from this blog.

As you will see from these lists, many of the authors are household names and influence those who follow them. This has to stop. The chemical imbalance line was created by the pharmaceutical industry, moreover, Eli Lilly, who launched the first of the SSRIs, Prozac.

Those featured on this list need to do their research.

Bob Fiddaman (Author of the Fiddaman Blog)

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Kallenberger played junior college football at Iowa Central C.C. and was a walk-on with the Hawkeyes.

Article: Iowa strength coach Chris Doyle offers a defense on Twitter; Kirk Ferentz talks upcoming review of the strength program

Quote: "I've struggled with ADHD all my life and have been on medication for as long as I can remember. People in the Iowa football program were aware of my learning disability. I enrolled at Iowa in June of 2017, and wasn't tested in the hospital for a learning disability until spring of 2018 (I also need to be tested to have access to medication). During that semester and a half period, I nearly failed out of Iowa because I struggled to pay attention in class, focus on my assigned readings, and not day dream during exams. All of these struggles were due to the chemical imbalance that hindered my ability to focus as the human brain should."

Publication ~ Hawkeye Insider

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - IOL News

The aim of this blog is to highlight persons in the media who tout the chemical imbalance theory as a fact. It's highly unprofessional and misleading to do so and this blog demands that any statements relating to the 'chemical imbalance' myth should either be backed up with supporting evidence or retracted.

Where possible, each person featured on this blog has been contacted via Twitter, email, and/or Facebook and asked to retract their statements or provide supporting evidence.

Once supporting evidence has been shown they will be removed from this blog. Moreover, if they retract their original statements they will also be removed from this blog.

As you will see from these lists, many of the authors are household names and influence those who follow them. This has to stop. The chemical imbalance line was created by the pharmaceutical industry, moreover, Eli Lilly, who launched the first of the SSRIs, Prozac.

Those featured on this list need to do their research.

Bob Fiddaman (Author of the Fiddaman Blog)

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Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing millions of readers breaking news and updates on Politics, Current Affairs, Business, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Travel, Sport, Motoring and Technology. IOL also hosts the digital offerings of some of the country's most prominent newspapers including The Star and Pretoria News in Gauteng, The Cape Times and Cape Argus in the Western Cape and The Mercury and Daily News in KwaZulu-Natal as well as national business publications Business Report and Personal Finance.

Article: Brain exercises provide breakthrough treatment for geriatric depression

Quote: “Popular knowledge tells us that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.”

Publication ~ IOL News

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Indian Express

The aim of this blog is to highlight persons in the media who tout the chemical imbalance theory as a fact. It's highly unprofessional and misleading to do so and this blog demands that any statements relating to the 'chemical imbalance' myth should either be backed up with supporting evidence or retracted.

Where possible, each person featured on this blog has been contacted via Twitter, email, and/or Facebook and asked to retract their statements or provide supporting evidence.

Once supporting evidence has been shown they will be removed from this blog. Moreover, if they retract their original statements they will also be removed from this blog.

As you will see from these lists, many of the authors are household names and influence those who follow them. This has to stop. The chemical imbalance line was created by the pharmaceutical industry, moreover, Eli Lilly, who launched the first of the SSRIs, Prozac.

Those featured on this list need to do their research.

Bob Fiddaman (Author of the Fiddaman Blog)

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Indian Express

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The Indian Express began its journey in 1932. Since then, the Group has grown from strength to strength. From a single edition to 35 national editions, 14 publication centers and 7 language dailies that reach over 19 million people across the country.

Article: Anupam Kher was diagnosed with manic depression; know about the condition

Quote: “Psychiatric illnesses are normally classified into “geno-bio-psycho-social-economic”, which means, either someone in the family has it or there is chemical imbalance in the brain”

Publication ~ The Indian Express

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