Christopher Palmer: Why is it today that people seem to be struggling so much? Like why is there so much mental illness, depression, anxiety, et cetera today? "No one knows for sure. We can't really figure it out," he says. But all we know are some of the factors that are involved.
Christopher Palmer, MD, is the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For over 27 years he’s held administrative, educational, research, and clinical roles in psychiatry. His new book, Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More, is out now.