Antidepressants
The exploding popularity of Prozac and similar drugs in the 1990s transformed antidepressants from the status of rarely prescribed medications to a noted cultural phenomenon. This interesting anthology traces the history of the invention and selling of antidepressants and their impact on American society. It also examines controversies about their safety and effectiveness.
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:0737719516
ISBN13:9780737719512
Release Date:October 2004
Publisher:Greenhaven Press
Length:188 Pages
Weight:0.79 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.0"
Age Range:14 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 9 to 12
Customer Reviews
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This book provides a strategy for approaching the confusing information on antidepressants. As a non-professional with curiosity about chemical relief, I am grateful for this accessible and comprehensible guide. An excellent forward and introduction overviews the historical use of drugs for both medicinal and recreational purposes. Mood-altering experimentation is old indeed. The diversity of articles made me comfortable with varying ways to approach the subject. The selection was excellent. I was particularly interested in the methods of long-term psychiatric counseling versus instant results of drug therapy, Prozac by name. Ms. Elias cautions that HMOs might restrict access to specialists but pay for pills. Yet as Mr. Cobb's anecdotes indicate, it is often the patients themselves who are forcing doctors to become dispensers of drugs rather than diagnosticians. Ms. Magowan's analysis of marketing strategies gives us an idea of why those pressures exist. Although I came upon this study because of a specific interest in antidepressants, I am going to order other books in the series.
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