22. Bipolar Disorder's BIG LIE: Chemical Imbalance Theory
Channel: Bipolar Awakenings - Sean Blackwell
Date: 2013-07-05

http://www.bipolarawakenings.com
Most, if not all of what most people think about the relationship between genetics, chemical imbalance theory and bipolar disorder is pure myth. This video explains why.

For more details on the chemical imbalance myth, please see the following links:
http://chriskresser.com/the-chemical-imbalance-myth
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020392

For more on the myth of dopamine imbalances, see Robert Whitaker´s Anatomy of an Epidemic, Chapter 5.
http://www.madinamerica.com/2013/03/do-antipsychotics-worsen-long-term-schizophrenia-outcomes-martin-harrow-explores-the-question/

Here is the article where Thomas Insel criticizes the DSM5, but then insists on the biological roots of mental disorders...
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/2013/transforming-diagnosis.shtml

And here is the official reply to the NIMH from the APA..
https://www.madinamerica.com/2013/05/chair-of-dsm-5-task-force-admits-lack-of-validity/

Robert Whitaker´s official website is http://www.madinamerica.com
Check it out - it's great!