Exiting Anti-Depressants

Exiting Anti-Depressants

I have had many doctors ask questions about this subject at seminars I have run on Stress, Anxiety and Depression. Finally, it is being debated robustly by American Psychiatrists and the findings are interesting, indicating that some (not all) patients have...
Loneliness and Anxiety

Loneliness and Anxiety

Before a recent Psychiatry Conference in the USA a speculative pre-conference paper challenged all attendees to think about the relationship of Anxiety to Loneliness. It’s a great challenge to us all, as how much of our modern “anxiety-epidemic” is a reflection of the...
Lifestyle Psychiatry

Lifestyle Psychiatry

Psychiatry Times articles through late January have reminded all clinicians to factor in nutrition to all patient interactions, as food is the body’s fuel and the wrong sort, the wrong amount, and bad habits with eating can create major health crises that will...
Process for ADHD Diagnosis

Process for ADHD Diagnosis

Thank God that the process for diagnosis of ADHD has finally been removed from the “clip the ticket” gravy train that it’s been on for way too long. I am also pleased to see that media have been kind to Dr Tony Hanne and others who have made this an...
Process for ADHD Diagnosis

The Importance of Sleep

Under a headline “Sleep – The cornerstone of athlete wellbeing” Psychiatry Times on 26 January this year referred to a number of interesting articles on this vital subject. There are lots of myths and legends around sleep and what we need in today’s...