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‘The Archers’ shines a light on domestic abuse in pregnancy
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Written by Karen Morton, Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician and founder of Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See Dr Morton’s page How to avoid toxic people The power of a 14 minute daily radio story is amazing. I have listened to the Archers since I was a small child at home with my mother. It […]
The Psychology of Prescription Medicines
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Written by Tim Cantopher, Dr Morton’s Consultant Psychiatrist and Author See Dr Morton’s Understand your prescription A subject which has engaged doctors for years is why patients take some medicines faithfully, whereas others tend not to be taken consistently, or are given up after a few days. It may seem obvious, but medicines work better […]
Eating your way to a healthy brain
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Written by Eleanor Strang BSc NT CNHC mBANT Registered Nutritional Therapist and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See Dr Morton’s page: Understanding for mental illness The Prime Minister has called for the nation to focus on mental health after a review revealed inadequate and underfunded care, leading to “thousands of tragic and […]
Escaping Unhappiness
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Written by Tim Cantopher, Dr Morton’s Consultant Psychiatrist and Author See Dr Morton’s page Relieve Depression It might surprise you to know that the mildest states of depression typically last longer than severe clinical depressive episodes. Mild depression doesn’t respond to antidepressants either. When you think about it though, it makes sense. Severe depression is […]
Why comfort eating is not comforting
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Written by Tim Cantopher, Dr Morton’s Consultant Psychiatrist and Author See Dr Morton’s page Relieve Depression Comfort eating is a term frequently used in everyday conversation and of course, in the media. However, this term is somewhat deceiving. So-called ‘comfort eating’ is more like ‘misery eating’. After all, eating a pack of biscuits will not help […]
6 Ways To Avoid Feeling Down On Blue Monday
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Written by Dr Geraldine Walford, Retired Consultant Paediatric Psychiatrist and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helplineSee Dr Morton’s page Clinical depression decodedBlue Monday is a name given to a day in the first month of the year – usually the third Monday in January, which is said to be the most depressing day […]
How to cope with the holiday season
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By Tim Cantopher, Consultant Psychiatrist and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helplineSee Dr Morton’s Reduce anxiety or stressChristmas can be a lovely time of cheer, joy and laughter, but can also be very difficult for some. This time last year I wrote about those burdened by seasonal affective disorder, and those excluded by […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder: the facts
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Written by Dr Tim Cantopher Consultant Psychiatrist and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See Dr Morton’s Relieve depression. Many of us tend to feel a bit fed up in the winter. There is a world of difference between feeling low or fed up and real clinical depressive illness, the latter occurring at […]
Relaxation and meditation for stress
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Written by Dr Tim Cantopher Consultant Psychiatrist and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See Dr Morton’s Reduce anxiety or stress Learning a relaxation technique, or how to meditate and becoming really good at the skill, can not only make you happier, but healthier too. The trouble is that these techniques are a […]
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