AvatarHelen Amerson30 years after Prozac arrived, we still buy the lie that chemical imbalances cause depressionverified_publisherQuartz - Olivia GoldhillSome 2,000 years ago, the Ancient Greek scholar Hippocrates argued that all ailments, including mental illnesses such as melancholia, could be explained by imbalances in the four bodily fluids, or “humors.” Today, most of us like to think we know better: Depression—our term for melancholia—is …
AvatarHelen AmersonThe Loneliness of Having an Illness Science Doesn’t UnderstandNew York Magazine - By Lily CarolloIf someone told you she had something called chronic fatigue syndrome, you might not take her very seriously. Who among us isn’t tired all the time? …
AvatarHelen AmersonFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLocktsa.govTSA Cares provides information on security procedures aimed to help passengers with disabilities, medical conditions and individuals needing …