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“Depression is like a barometer. It shows that something is wrong in your life,” says Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, psychiatrist and professor of critical and social psychiatry at University College London. Is depression a brain disease or a state of mind? What are antidepressants and how do they work? Is there a drug that treats depression? Are antidepressants addictive? What is the difference between addiction and physical dependence? What are the symptoms of withdrawal and why are they easily confused with a relapse of depression? These are some of the questions we will answer in this conversation. Links mentioned in the video: Moncrieff, J., Cooper, R. E., Stockmann, T. et al. The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic review of the evidence. Molecular Psychiatry, 2022. Depression. Latest scientific research: • Depression. Latest scientific research Original version of the film in English: • DEPRESSION: disease of the brain or a... Polish text prepared by: Kinga Petryka and Beata Pawlikowska