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Mental health

Menopause and mental health: wellbeing at Christmas
Article

Menopause and mental health: wellbeing at Christmas

Mental illness and the role of estradiol with psychiatrist Professor Jayashri Kulkarni
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast #182

Mental illness and the role of estradiol with psychiatrist Professor Jayashri Kulkarni

My story of 'treatment resistant depression', ketamine and HRT
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast #178

My story of 'treatment resistant depression', ketamine and HRT

In this episode, Sam shares her moving account of the journey she has been on for the last five years when, after a miscarriage and losing her father, things started to unravel and her mental health suffered.

Mood, mental health and hormones with Dr Clair Crockett
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast #175

Mood, mental health and hormones with Dr Clair Crockett

Finding hope with hormones after 20 years of struggling with my mental health
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast #171

Finding hope with hormones after 20 years of struggling with my mental health

Researching suicide in perimenopause and menopause with Dr Pooja Saini
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast #166

Researching suicide in perimenopause and menopause with Dr Pooja Saini

My story: Hormones and mental health - ‘I felt like I couldn’t go on’
Article

My story: Hormones and mental health - ‘I felt like I couldn’t go on’

When ADHD collides with perimenopause with Margaret Reed Roberts
Podcast #164

When ADHD collides with perimenopause with Margaret Reed Roberts

Menopause and ADHD
Article

Menopause and ADHD

ADHD and the perimenopause and menopause Booklet
Booklet

ADHD and the perimenopause and menopause Booklet

My story of hormonal depression: when my hormones change, I change
Article

My story of hormonal depression: when my hormones change, I change

In this article, Dr Hannah Ward shared her experience with reproductive depression.

My story of hormonal depression: when my hormones change, I change [Video]
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My story of hormonal depression: when my hormones change, I change [Video]

In this video, Dr Hannah Ward shares her experience with reproductive depression. 

Thinking hormones in psychiatric consultations with Dr Devika Patel
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast #160

Thinking hormones in psychiatric consultations with Dr Devika Patel

My story: Hormone changes triggered my OCD and depression
Article

My story: Hormone changes triggered my OCD and depression

In this article, we hear from Anna - who has a history of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and bouts of depression. Her mental health had been stable for 12 years then, at the age of 45, she fell into a deep depression that left her suicidal – and it didn’t begin to lift until she started HRT.

Suicide Awareness and the menopause live Q&A [Video]
Video

Suicide Awareness and the menopause live Q&A [Video]

balance app founder, Dr Louise Newson, supported this live Q&A on Suicide Awareness and the Menopause with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), the region’s NHS mental health services provider. The public event discussed how the menopause affects mental health, including mood changes, depression and sometimes suicidal thoughts.

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