A person suffers from depression due to the low level of:

noradrenaline

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dopamine

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serotonin

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adrenaline

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Solution

The correct option is A noradrenaline
The biogenic amine hypothesis states that depression is caused by a deficiency of monoamines, particularly noradrenaline.

According to this hypothesis, depression can be alleviated by drugs that increase the availability of the noradrenaline in our body.

Option A is correct.

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