Rethinking The Winter Blues
In medical school I was taught to look out for Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD, during the cold dark months. I expected my patients’ depression...
An Everyday Way to Boost Your Emotional Wellbeing
It's nice to be recognized for being nice, but the emotional benefits of doing something good for someone else abound regardless of whether the...
Why I’m Prescribing a Mediterranean Diet to My Patients
When I was training to become a psychiatrist, I rarely paid attention to what my patients ate. Unless the person had an eating disorder...
How to Cool Down in the Heat of the Moment
In the heat of the moment, one of the worst things to do is what people normally do--immerse themselves in their emotions and focus...
50 Shades of Bad Mood
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet contends...