Inside Your Health: Depression and serotonin

By KSTP

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Data from the CDC states that one in seven Americans over the age of 20 take antidepressant medication. The majority take medication that increase serotonin levels in the brain.

A study recently published in the Journal of Molecular Psychology suggests that serotonin levels have no association to depression.

Leah McLean sits down with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS medical expert Dr. Archelle Georgiou to delve into what the new study would mean for mental health and antidepressant medication.

A study recently published in the Journal of Molecular Psychology suggests that serotonin levels have no association to depression.