<p>Has it been proved by measurement of chemicals in the brain that psychiatric disorders have either their origin or continuance due to chemical imbalance in the brain? I saw the documentary <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFhm-xhQocM" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Diagnostic &amp; Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam</a> which calls the <strong>chemical imbalance theory</strong> a fraud by people labelled as eminent practitioners of Psychology &amp; Psychiatry. Is there a difference of opinion among experts in this field?</p>

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Is there any empirical support to "chemical imbalance theory" for mental illness?
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# Is there any empirical support to "chemical imbalance theory" for mental illness?

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Has it been proved by measurement of chemicals in the brain that psychiatric disorders have either their origin or continuance due to chemical imbalance in the brain? I saw the documentary [Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFhm-xhQocM) which calls the **chemical imbalance theory** a fraud by people labelled as eminent practitioners of Psychology & Psychiatry. Is there a difference of opinion among experts in this field?

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> **username_1**: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/40309/is-depression-caused-by-chemical-imbalances  
> **username_1**: And some more related questions on this isle of SE linked from this one https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/18675/relation-of-serotonin-level-and-mood-depression  

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