A staggering one in six Americans now take psychiatric medication in an attempt to manage psychiatric conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Unlike other medical problems, psychiatric problems shake us to our very core—affecting not only our productivity and health, but also our relationships with others and with ourselves. We tend to think of psychiatric problems as "chemical imbalances" in neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine, and most psychiatric medications are designed to try to bring these brain signalling molecules back into balance.
But what if we targeted inflammation instead? It is now well-established that inflammation plays a significant role in psychiatric disorders. - Dr. Georgia Ede
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