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Let Them Eat Prozac : The Unhealthy Relationship Between the Pharmaceutical Industry and Depression
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Healy, David.
- Series:
- Medicine, culture, and history Let them eat Prozac
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Depression, Mental--Chemotherapy.
- Depressive Disorder -- drug therapy.
- Drug Industry -- ethics.
- Fluoxetine -- adverse effects.
- Fluoxetine -- therapeutic use.
- Fluoxetine.
- Psychotropic drugs industry.
- Serotonin uptake inhibitors.
- Serotonin uptake inhibitors--Chemotherapy.
- Depression, Mental.
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors.
- Drug Therapy.
- Liability, Legal.
- Suicide.
- Adolescent.
- Child.
- Clinical Trials as Topic.
- Drug Industry.
- Ethics.
- Depressive Disorder.
- Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic.
- Jurisprudence.
- Industry.
- Therapeutics.
- Mood Disorders.
- Serotonin Agents.
- Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors.
- Social Problems.
- Morals.
- Age Groups.
- Self-Injurious Behavior.
- Propylamines.
- Evaluation Studies as Topic.
- Investigative Techniques.
- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture.
- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms.
- Neurotransmitter Agents.
- Persons.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Mental Disorders.
- Psychology, Social.
- Behavioral Symptoms.
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment.
- Social Control, Formal.
- Sociology.
- Amines.
- Health Care Economics and Organizations.
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action.
- Named Groups.
- Public Health.
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
- Physiological Effects of Drugs.
- Social Sciences.
- Organic Chemicals.
- Technology, Industry, Agriculture.
- Psychiatry and Psychology.
- Behavior.
- Quality of Health Care.
- Environment and Public Health.
- Pharmacologic Actions.
- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation.
- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena.
- Chemicals and Drugs.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Chemical Actions and Uses.
- Medical Subjects:
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors.
- Drug Therapy.
- Liability, Legal.
- Suicide.
- Adolescent.
- Child.
- Clinical Trials as Topic.
- Drug Industry.
- Ethics.
- Fluoxetine.
- Depressive Disorder.
- Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic.
- Jurisprudence.
- Industry.
- Therapeutics.
- Mood Disorders.
- Serotonin Agents.
- Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors.
- Social Problems.
- Morals.
- Age Groups.
- Self-Injurious Behavior.
- Propylamines.
- Evaluation Studies as Topic.
- Investigative Techniques.
- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture.
- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms.
- Neurotransmitter Agents.
- Persons.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Mental Disorders.
- Psychology, Social.
- Behavioral Symptoms.
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment.
- Social Control, Formal.
- Sociology.
- Amines.
- Health Care Economics and Organizations.
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action.
- Named Groups.
- Public Health.
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
- Physiological Effects of Drugs.
- Social Sciences.
- Organic Chemicals.
- Technology, Industry, Agriculture.
- Psychiatry and Psychology.
- Behavior.
- Quality of Health Care.
- Environment and Public Health.
- Pharmacologic Actions.
- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation.
- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena.
- Chemicals and Drugs.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Chemical Actions and Uses.
- Local Subjects:
- Depression, Mental--Chemotherapy.
- Depressive Disorder -- drug therapy.
- Drug Industry -- ethics.
- Fluoxetine -- adverse effects.
- Fluoxetine -- therapeutic use.
- Fluoxetine.
- Psychotropic drugs industry.
- Serotonin uptake inhibitors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Let Them Eat Prozac
- Place of Publication:
- : NYU Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Prozac. Paxil. Zoloft. Turn on your television and you are likely to see a commercial for one of the many selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on the market. We hear a lot about them, but do we really understand how these drugs work and what risks are involved for anyone who uses them? Let Them Eat Prozac explores the history of SSRIs-from their early development to their latest marketing campaigns-and the controversies that surround them. Initially, they seemed like wonder drugs for those with mild to moderate depression. When Prozac was released in the late 1980s, David Healy wa
- Contents:
- ""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface: Under the Thundercloud of a Common Experience""; ""Introduction: Before Prozac""; ""1 Take One""; ""2 Events in Kentucky""; ""3 Down the Barrel of a Lawyer""; ""4 Market Force""; ""5 A Pacific Fault Line""; ""6 Kafka�s Castle""; ""7 Experiment at the End of the Millennium""; ""8 The Plots Thicken""; ""9 The Tort Wars""; ""10 Let Them Eat Prozac""; ""Epilogue: Anecdotal Deaths""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780814790915
- 0814790917
- OCLC:
- 913695181
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