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by A4ET8a8uTh0 1316 days ago
<< from article: Chemical imbalance

I was curious about this one and wondered if you could based on your expertise shed some light on that section and whether it is also off.

Human body is obviously a rather complex piece of machinery, but chemical imbalance can put things in a bad spot ( lets say too much vitamin D ). I get that 'chemical imbalance' is a very simplistic model, but I always thought it describes some of our bodies' interactions with the world rather well ( even if they are still not understood ).

Would you be willing to elaborate on whether ( or maybe how ) chemical imbalance is used/described in psychiatry in your experience?