George Fink

Stress is an illness the same as having the flu or arthritis.

Summary

Professor George Fink is a graduate of Melbourne University and a PhD from Oxford. He gained distinction through his seminal research discoveries in Neuroendocrinology and Psychopharmacology, and published in over 350 scientific works including several books. His recent 3-volume Encyclopedia of Stress was awarded the 2001 British Medical Association commendation for its contribution to Mental Health.

His work on Mood changes, and how they are affected by Hormones is important the understanding of the Vital Unconcious (see Vital Unconscious and Biocentric Principle).

Ideas

• Sex Hormones - Fink's personal research interest has been the way in which sex hormones effect the expression of certain genes in the brain related to behavior, mental state and mood.
• Recent studies led by him have demonstrated the relationship between Hormones ( Oestrogens) and Mood changes.
• The effect of these sex hormones are mediated by Serotonin
• Changes in Serotonin are associated with Schizophrenia, so this could explain the mood changes that manifest in this illness.