Chemical imbalance is a field in biochemistry which explains mental illnesses or mental disorders. Chemical imbalance is the concept of explaining certain mental illnesses by means of disorders in the brain. These mental disorders are improved by firstly recognizing the chemical imbalance in the brain and then improving its condition with suitable drug intervention. The term of chemical imbalance originated from the scientific studies of brain chemistry. Drug therapies involving MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) and tricyclic antidepressants were found to be affective treatments for depression in 1950s.

Chemical imbalance term and research papers are CSE/CBE Style and ACS writing style but may also be written in Vancouver writing style depending upon the word limit as well as other specifications of the paper. Further scientific researches into mental illnesses such as Schizophrenia found that low activity of particular transmitters are associated causes of mental disorders. Chemical imbalance term and research papers tend to focus upon the various mental illnesses and provide the student’s to demonstrate their knowledge of brain chemistry and the possible treatments of those mental disorders.

Chemical imbalance hypothesis is considered to be lacking and too simplistic but a more superior hypothesis is yet to emerge. Likewise, there is enough evidence that the chemical imbalance hypothesis is useful in better understanding of not only brain chemistry but also pharmacotherapy. However, according to many critics the very idea of chemical imbalance has been widely promoted and encouraged for the sole benefit of pharmaceutical companies.