Cough Medicine for Depression?
This blog entry touches upon the same issue that was detailed in the “What’s In a Name..” blog entry of November 2020. Medications are "born” with...
A Terrified Man
Winston came to see us when he was 58, with the diagnosis of health anxiety, which in the old days would have been called hypochondriasis. He became...
What’s in Your Genes?
Carl was 47 years old when he first came to see me. He had his first depressive episode in his mid-twenties. It responded well to an...
Through the Stomach to the … Brain!
It has become increasingly clear that there is a two-way connection between the bugs living in our gut and the activities occurring...
I Feel Better, Now What???
Jack was a married man in his mid fifties. He came to see me due to chronic depression, feeling down and lacking motivation, unable to enjoy...
A Disappointed Patient
Joe is in his mid-fifties, an accomplished attorney who has been suffering from recurrent depression since his early adulthood. The depression ...
New ways of thinking about suicide
Suicide is the tenth most common cause of death in the US. It is a terrible loss for the survivors and a great burden to...
Lavender, the plant with surprising effects.
Lavender was first used in ancient Egypt and Greece as a fragrance, and it has been used for its healing properties since the days of the Roman Empire. This knowledge...
Hyperventilation – When Breathing is Too Much of a Good Thing
Many people with panic/anxiety symptoms are hypervigilant to internal body sensations, such as the subtle changes brought about by an increase in breathing...