Can oral contraceptives cause or worsen depression?

By Vivien Burt, MD Dr. Burt is a member of the Editorial Board of Simple and Practical Mental Health. She is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She is also the Founder and Co-Director, The Women’s Life Center, Resnick UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Los Angeles, California, USA. You can see her…