What Doctors Don't Tell YouChildren as young as two are being prescribed powerful mood-changing drugs such as Prozac and other antidepressants. Although usage usually begins at the age of six and then carries on until the age of 19,
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Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a constellation of more than 150 known symptoms that occur one week to 10 days before a woman’s menstrual period.
As much as half of all cases of depression have a physical, rather than emotional or psychological, cause (Am J Psychiatry, 1981; 138: 629-35). Two conditions that are often missed by doctors are common:
Q: I was diagnosed with prostate cancer several years ago, and had treatments initially with radiotherapy and then with a drug called Zoladex. Zoladex is meant to prevent a recurrence of cancer
Drug treatment for depression usually focuses on ‘normalising’ serotonin. Manipulation of neurotransmitters, however, is poorly understood, difficult to regulate and unlikely to have long-lasting effects.
Many of the diseases we associate with ageing - such as heart disease, cancer, dementia and stroke - may be the result of lifelong, poorly managed stress.
Many things can trigger depression. It is common during life changes such as adolescence, marriage, birth and menopause. It can be a consequence of your upbringing - such as whether or not you were taught effective coping skills as a child.
Q My son, aged 38, was diagnosed with hepatitis C about five years ago. He tried Chinese herbs and acupuncture for some months, but with little success. He was offered the then experimental chemotherapy
