Are neurotransmitters passé in psychiatry?

This is one of the educational seminars to be held at the RCPsych International Congress in Edinburgh, in June of this year:

[spelling mistakes as per conference programme]

Our family dictionary offers this definition:

This particular choice of word risks setting up yet another polarising debate which may not help to advance understanding. It would be better to express this in a way that seeks to recognise that neurotransmitters are not the whole story.

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