YOU GOT IT WRONG - Dr Robert Cochran

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 Robert Cochran

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Dr Robert Cochran graduated from Vanderbilt University Medical School, and completed his residency in internal medicine and neurology at the University of Texas and Duke University. In 1963, he began private practice in Nashville, Tennessee. Over the years, he saw thousands of people with chronic pain that did not seem to go away, even with treatment. In the 1990s, he became the co-director of the Pain Center at Centennial Hospital, also in Nashville. His experience working with chronic pain sufferers led him to study commonalities between them. He is now considered one of the foremost experts in chronic pain and the influence that psychiatry has on pain.

Article: Killer Pain

Quote: "I hope with this book people will quit having as many operations as they do," Cochran says. "I hope they'll realize they're not suffering from want of character or want of spirit. They have a disease, and if they can accept depression as a disease, they can accept that they have a disease. It is a chemical imbalance."

Publication ~ The Oakland Press

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Royce White

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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Royce White

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Royce White is an American mixed martial artist and professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He has been an advocate for the National Basketball Association (NBA) to expand their mental health policy.

Article: Royce White: Highlights, Analysis and Pro Projections

Quote: "I take my medication daily to keep balanced," he said. "Most mental illnesses are about chemical imbalance. It can often be easy to contain. The No. 1 thing is to get diagnosed. It's like any disease. If you don't treat it, it'll kill you."

Publication ~ Bleacher Report

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Chamique Holdsclaw

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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Chamique Holdsclaw

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Chamique Holdsclaw is a former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) most recently under a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars. She announced her retirement from the Los Angeles Sparks on June 11, 2007. Documentary filmmaker Rick Goldsmith produced a film on Holdclaw's life and battle with mental illness called Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw which aired on Logo TV on May 3, 2016.

Article: Chamique Holdsclaw embraces role of mental health advocate

Quote: "In this case, when you're dealing with a chemical imbalance, you can't just pray that away. You can use that as assistance, but you have to go and get help."

Publication ~ ESPN

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Rod Steiger

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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Rod Steiger

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Rod Steiger was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters.

Article: SPOTLIGHT: TAMING THE ANIMAL: Rod Steiger Has Battled Mental Illness; Now He’s Fighting Its Stigma

Quote: "I suffer from clinical depression, it comes from a chemical imbalance in the brain."

Publication ~ Los Angeles Times

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

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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The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by advancing innovative research and improving quality of life for individuals and families impacted by paralysis.

Article: Types of mental health issues

Quote: "Some mental health issues are caused by a chemical imbalance or genetic link. These include bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder."

Publication ~ Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation website

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - What to Expect

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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What to Expect

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What To Expect is based on the best-selling What To Expect book series. As such, they claim, "we are the only independent pregnancy and parenting site to provide our audience with expert, authoritative, trustworthy and evidence-based health information derived from a credible, medically reviewed publication."

Article: Causes of Depression in Young Children

Quote: "Children with depression may have lower levels of neurotransmitters — chemicals that carry signals through the nervous system — and this chemical imbalance can interfere with the ability to feel optimistic."

Publication ~ What to Expect website

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - HEARD Alliance

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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HEARD Alliance

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The HEARD Alliance is located on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. They are a community alliance of health care professionals, including primary care and mental health providers. They work in various settings, including clinics, hospitals, private practices, schools, government and private organizations.

Article: Toolkit for Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention
The consultants for the Toolkit include a Professor of Psychiatry, a Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Advocate, a Retired Certificated School Nurse, and a  School Mental Health Team Coordinator

Quote: "Clinical depression, at its root, is a medical illness of the brain resulting from abnormal functioning of the brain’s chemicals. Sometimes a depressed teen can start feeling better just by going to therapy. In other cases, the symptoms of depression don’t respond fully to therapy; if teens still aren’t feeling better with therapy alone, then a psychiatrist might consider prescribing an antidepressant to help correct the chemical imbalance that underlies depression."

Publication ~ County of Santa Clara Government website

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Dr Stephen Younker

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 Stephen Younker

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Dr. Stephen Younker is a psychologist in Yakima, Washington.

Article: Suicide Prevention

Quote: "There is a genetic chemical imbalance that predisposes a person to depression."

Publication ~ Good Fruit Grower Magazine

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Suicide.Org

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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Suicide.Org

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Suicide.org is 501c3 nonprofit organization which was conceived and founded by Kevin Caruso in 2004. They currently assist more than 3,000,000 people throughout the world each year.

Article: Teen Suicide and Youth Suicide

Quote: "Remember that most children who are suicidal are suffering from clinical depression, which is caused by a chemical imbalance in their brain. And that chemical imbalance needs to be treated. And thus it is imperative that professional treatment is obtained."

Publication ~ Suicide.Org website

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)

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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SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)

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SAVE was one of the nation’s first organizations dedicated to the prevention of suicide. Their work is based on the foundation and belief that suicide is preventable and everyone has a role to play in preventing suicide. 

Article: Depression and Suicide

Quote: "Depression and depressive illnesses are classified as mood disorders in the medical field, including everything from Major Depression to Dysthymia. They have a number of symptoms that affect people socially, occupationally, educationally, interpersonally, etc. How does one become depressed? Basically, here’s how it works: the nerves in our brain don’t touch each other, but rather pass messages from one to the next through chemicals called neurotransmitters. We need just the right amount of this chemical between the nerves to pass the exact same message to the next nerve. If there isn’t enough of that chemical, the message doesn’t get passed along correctly and in this case, depression or a depressive illness can result. When it comes to depressive disorders the chemicals most frequently out of balance are serotonin and norepinephrine. A person living with depression oftentimes experiences completely different thoughts before and after a depressive episode. This can be a result of a chemical imbalance and can lead to the person not understanding the options available to help them relieve their suffering."

Publication ~ SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) website

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YOU GOT IT WRONG - Spunout

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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Spunout

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SpunOut.ie is an Irish non-governmental organisation focused on providing online youth information. Its tagline is “by young people, for young people”. The organisation’s stated mission is to “help create an Ireland where young people aged between 16 and 25 are empowered with the information they need to live active, happy, and healthy lives.

Article: What are the different types of mental health conditions?

Quote: "The symptoms of BPD usually begin in adolescence and continue into adulthood. The causes of BPD are unclear but things that can contribute to BPD include genetics, brain chemical imbalance and experiences of abuse or neglect as a child."

Publication ~ Spunout.ie website

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