When I start to see the red bows, wreaths, and the twinkly lights going up on houses, which happens earlier every year, I begin feeling this familiar, gnawing…
It’s often thought that if someone is depressed, they will feel sad or low most of the time. But what many don’t realise is that these aren’t the…
Depression looks different in every person and has a unique blend of causes, symptoms, and manifestations in that person’s brain and life. (See: My Depression Is Not Your…
Depression has become a global epidemic. As of 2018, “Our World in Data” reported 3.4 percent of the global population, or 264 million people were diagnosed with depression.…
For three decades, people have been deluged with information suggesting that depression is caused by a “chemical imbalance” in the brain – namely an imbalance of a brain…
There is a clear link between your dietary choices and your health. What you put in your mouth can have significant implications for your brain and mental health…
Trauma was always a word I associated with a catastrophic event: a car accident, a war experience, child abuse, or being a victim of crime. So, it was…
As if you didn’t have enough to worry about. Now, science finds that negative thinking may actually cause your brain to decline faster and has been linked to…
As with many other physicians, recommending physical activity to patients was just a doctor chore for me – until a few years ago. That was because I myself…
Every seven seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with dementia. A typical case that I often see in my practice is as follows: A 76-year-old woman has a…
It’s well-documented that natural disasters, wars, and other mass traumas can lead to significant increases in population-wide psychological distress. Depression was a leading mental health concern worldwide before the…