Depression is now the leading cause of disability on the planet. There are more people disabled by depression, plain old depression than any other medical diagnosis. And I don't think it's a coincidence that as people's metabolic health is failing, so is their mental health. "What are you going to do with all these depressed people? Depression is hard. They're suffering"
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.