Last week the BBC reported that a leading British psychiatrist, Professor Gordon Parker, had claimed that depression was being over-diagnosed. He suggested that people who
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Coming off Citalopram – reader question
Hi A comment on this blog today, which can be read here, asks for advice about quitting Citalopram. The reader is obviously having some
Depression and Anxiety, a round up of the latest news
Recent research has found a clear link between jobs which cause tiredness, moodiness, bad temper and irritability and depression. Of course that might not be
Anti-Depressants: When Should You Withdraw?
A large proportion of people who have suffered from anxiety and depression have been offered anti-depressants such as Prozac, lexapro and Celexa. A percentage of
Folic Acid for depression
Moves are afoot in the UK to add folic acid to bread in order to cut depression. The supplement has long been popular with pregnant
Yoga for anxiety and depression. It works!
Have a look at this press release from Boston University and Maclean Hospital. If their research is repeatable then Yoga could be an important treatment
Breaking the Anxiety Habit
What if Anxiety was just a habit. What if we habitually had the same thoughts, put ourselves in the same situations, disrespected ourselves, and reacted
We need better funding for mental health issues
This week a report was released into the suicide of a teenage boy (18 years old) in Northern Ireland. As reported on the BBC the
Relapse Signature – anxiety, panic, agoraphobia and depression
What do you do before it all goes wrong? Most people who have anxiety, panic, agoraphobia, depression, bipolar have good days and bad days. And
Depression and Drug Use
It has long been known that so called “recreational drugs” have exacerbated the risk of mental illness in those with a predisposition. So obviously the