Chemical-imbalance Definition

noun

Used other than as an idiom: see chemical,‎ imbalance.

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(euphemistic) Mental illness.
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Noun

Singular:
chemical-imbalance
Plural:
chemical-imbalances

Origin of Chemical-imbalance

  • The sense "mental illness" is due to the fact that some mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain.

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Chemical-imbalance Sentence Examples

  • A chemical imbalance in the brain might be a factor.

  • Antidepressant medication will help to correct the chemical imbalance in your brain.

  • Antidepressants affect one or more of these chemicals in different ways to help stabilize the chemical imbalance often seen in depression.

  • Some experts believe environmental causes like food additives and even air quality can trigger the brain chemical imbalance.

  • Others are compulsive eaters who, as the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain, engage in eating as a repetitive, obsessive behaviour, in much the same way that some obsessive-compulsives wash their hands repeatedly.

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