A leaky umbrella has little value: evidence clearly indicates the serotonin system is implicated in depression

Sameer Jauhar, Danilo Arnone, David S. Baldwin, Michael Bloomfield, Michael Browning, Anthony J. Cleare, Phillip Corlett, J. F. William Deakin, David Erritzoe, Cynthia Fu, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Guy M. Goodwin, Joseph Hayes, Robert Howard, Oliver D. Howes, Mario F. Juruena, Raymond W. Lam, Stephen M. Lawrie, Hamish McAllister-Williams, Steven MarwahaDavid Matuskey, Robert A. McCutcheon, David J. Nutt, Carmine Pariante, Toby Pillinger, Rajiv Radhakrishnan, James Rucker, Sudhakar Selvaraj, Paul Stokes, Rachel Upthegrove, Nefize Yalin, Lakshmi Yatham, Allan H. Young, Roland Zahn, Philip J. Cowen

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Abstract

A recent “umbrella” review examined various biomarkers relating to the serotonin system, and concluded there was no consistent evidence implicating serotonin in the pathophysiology of depression. We present reasons for why this conclusion is overstated, including methodological weaknesses in the review process, selective reporting of data, over-simplification, and errors in the interpretation of neuropsychopharmacological findings. We use the examples of tryptophan depletion and serotonergic molecular imaging, the two research areas most relevant to the investigation of serotonin, to illustrate this.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3149-3152
Number of pages4
JournalMolecular Psychiatry
Volume28
Issue number8
Early online date16 Jun 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2023

Keywords

  • Serotonin
  • Depression

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