In Practice

A Practicing Doctor's Views on Psychiatry and Contemporary Culture.
Peter D. Kramer is a psychiatrist and author. His books include Against Depression and Listening to Prozac. See full bio

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The Pregnant Couch Potato, or, How Rumors Get Started

If you exercise before or during pregnancy, will you decrease your risk of depression? Yes, a new report seems to say — but before you head for the gym, you might want to glance at the fine print. Read More

Dr. Kramer's blog

What a delight to almost daily get a chance to read what is on Dr. Kramer's radar screen. Whether he is blogging about his daughter's cat, the upcoming election or the relationship of depression in pregnancy and exercise, his opinions are eloquently expressed and well supported by valid research studies. I look forward to his column regularly.
Thanks, Peter.
Karen L. K.

Hotter hookups (not so famous Kramer quote)

If depressives have a good exercised body,they'll simply misuse it for boosting their low or no self esteem via ''hotter hookups''. Sincerely David

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