The Medical Model of Mental Illness

Depression is said to be caused by a lack of what?

Serotonin

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The lack of chemicals as a cause of mental illness is also called....

Biochemical explanation

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A drug used to treat depression?

Fluoxetine

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What is another word for saying you are born with a predisposition to mental illness?

Nature

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Who found that you are more likely to suffer from a mental illness if you have 2 mentally ill parents?

Gottesman

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Where was his sample from?

Netherlands

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Serotonin needs to pass through what in the brain?

Neurotransmitters

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The lack of chemicals as a cause of mental illness is also called....

Biochemical explanation

A drug used to treat depression?

What is another word for saying you are born with a predisposition to mental illness?

Who found that you are more likely to suffer from a mental illness if you have 2 mentally ill parents?

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