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My mother was a Freudian psychiatrist who prescribed antidepressants as a last resort, while my brother, also a psychiatrist, turns to antidepressants as first-line therapy. I wanted to learn more about why my family members took these different approaches.
Before Prozac is a wonderful history and behind-the-scenes look at the medical treatment of depression and related disorders. I learned about the politics behind restricting access to benzodiazepines (like ValiumĀ®), how ProzacĀ® was designed to be an anti-histamine until Lilly found a better indication and much more.
This is the first book I recommend to my friends who have a personalā¦
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