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Why Antidepressants May Not Work
In July of 2022, Professor Joanna Moncrieff with psychiatrists at UCL published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry saying "after a vast amount of research conducted over several decades, there is no convincing evidence that depression is caused by serotonin abnormalities."
How to be alone without feeling lonely
Loneliness activates the same part of the brain as hunger. They’re both basic human needs – and going without social interaction can often feel as hard as going without food.
6 Showtunes to Beat the Blues
I’ve been posting on this blog every week since the beginning of quarantine. The summer of 2020 is different. It's tinged with fear, sorrow and melancholy.
What's been the biggest revolution in treating depression?
Rates of depression differ around the developed world, but the incidence of depressive illness has risen dramatically since 1900.
Is living really worth it?
Knowing I'll never find love, Knowing I would never feel the emotion of being someone's priority, Knowing I'll never experience receiving unconditional love from anyone, Is living really worth it?
Lost Connections with Brittany Days
Brittany Days, a therapist along with a career & life coach with Brighter Days Wellness, appeared on the Book Insights podcast to discuss Lost Connections by Johann Hari. Here are some of her insights: @
The dark side of grains
Bread and Other Edible Agents of Mental Disease is a thought-provoking paper by Paola Bressan. In this Memo, learn how the agricultural revolution changed humans, how grains affect your body, and how everyday food like bread is implicated in mental diseas
John Maynard Keynes: does he matter more than ever?
On New Year’s Day, 1936, John Maynard Keynes wrote a letter to his friend, dramatist George Bernard Shaw.
4 Genes That Increase Suicide Risk
Over 700,000 people die each year by suicide. It is the 4th leading cause of death for those between ages 15 and 29. In an effort to prevent these tragedies, a group of researchers studied genetics as a potential cause.
What is depression?
People say, “I am feeling sad”. But don’t get confused between feeling sad and being clinically depressed. You can be sad after having a breakup, being fired from your job, or failing a test. Depression is different. Key points from Dr Helen M. Farell's Ted Talk on Depression.👇 @
Why Psychiatry is Doing more Harm than Good. An Insider's Perspective.
The world's, especially the western world's, mental health is deteriorating. 14 to 15% of children suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder. For US adults, it's 26.2% in any given year. But why? Are we getting sicker or is there a deeper reason for these
Lost Connections: Rethinking the causes and treatments of depression
Journalist Johann Hari began researching the nature of depression after taking higher and higher doses of antidepressants for a decade without any improvement. Here’s what he found, as documented in his bestselling book Lost Connections.