By Dr Daniel Gordon

Do antidepressants cause weight gain? Dr Daniel Gordon explains how common it really is, why it can happen, and what to do if weight changes occur while taking antidepressants.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

You tell yourself it’s just “a busy period.” You’ll rest soon. You’ll get back to the gym next week. But deep down, something feels different. The tiredness is not going away. You snap at people you care about. You wake at 3 a.m. with your mind racing about emails and deadlines.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

Seven Essential Lessons on Maternal Mental Health Every Parent Should Know Maternal mental health remains one of the most misunderstood areas of medicine. Every week in clinic, I meet parents who quietly blame themselves for struggling. When in reality, the system does not always prepare or support them properly.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

Anxiety is something almost everyone experiences, but very few people talk about openly. Even fewer truly understand it. In this video I talk about a simple and effective option that many people haven’t heard of and how propranolol can help with the physical symptoms of anxiety.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

Building real self-esteem in children is one of the greatest challenges for parents. Confidence and resilience are easy to spot, but self-esteem is harder to define and even harder to nurture. Recently on The Health Perspective I sat down with Dr Josh Harwood, a clinical psychologist specialising in child mental health, to talk about self-esteem…

By Dr Daniel Gordon

Restlessness, struggles with focus, emotional difficulties. For some children, these are just fleeting phases of growing up. For others, they point to something deeper: ADHD. Few topics in child health spark as much debate. Are we overdiagnosing?

By Dr Daniel Gordon

What is resilience? What does it mean to have a strong mindset, and can we learn to become more resilient over time? In this post we’re shifting focus — not on illness, but on mental wellbeing, mindset, and the psychological tools that help us thrive, even when life gets hard.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

You have cancer. Three words no one ever wants to hear — and yet, thousands hear them every day. For many, the initial shock is paralysing. But what happens after the diagnosis?

By Dr Daniel Gordon

One of the commonest challenges I encounter in my clinic is helping people recognise they might be struggling with low mood or depression, and Often, they don’t come in until their symptoms have already caused months or even years of distress.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

Insomnia is a common yet often misunderstood condition that affects countless individuals worldwide. For some, it may be a short-lived response to temporary stress; for others, it can persist for months or years, causing real disruption to their overall health, daytime functioning, and quality of life.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

For many people experiencing anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges, it can be tempting to look for a single, definitive solution—a so-called “magic pill” that promises to fix everything, no single strategy can address every individual’s needs.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

If you’ve ever found yourself constantly worried about having or developing a serious illness, or you spend a significant part of your day looking up symptoms online, you may be experiencing health anxiety.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

In this blog post, we’ll explore a helpful analogy—the “airport analogy”—to explain how the prefrontal cortex influences behaviours in ADHD. Why may you struggle with certain tasks? I hope this explanation will bring clarity and help break down stigmas surrounding ADHD.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

A troubling aspect of mental health stigma is the notion that needing medication indicates a personal failing. Many people feel that if they can’t “will themselves” out of severe depression, it means they’re weak or lacking in character. This couldn’t be further from the truth.