Close to one-in-six American adults is currently prescribed an antidepressant. A serotonin, or “chemical," imbalance hypothesis remains one of the key justifications for antidepressant use. But many are now rejecting the term chemical imbalance and embracing the the identity of having a mental health condition. They're also asking whether antidepressants resolve a chemical imbalance or risk creating one. I recently spoke to Joanna Moncrieff, author of Chemically Imbalanced , about avoiding neuro-reductionism and thinking about mental states in ways that aren't disempowering.

Chris Lane: Recent surveys you’ve quoted indicate that 85-90 percent of the American public believes low serotonin or a chemical imbalance causes depression and other mental states; the percentages are strikin

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