He does a great job of starting to think through the broader implications of the availability of personality-changing drugs and provides a number of interesting anecdotes from his own practice that illustrate what makes them different from anything that's come before. EMBED. The author seems in favor of antidepressants, and admits to prescribing them for people who wanted them even though they weren't actually depressed. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Also covers a lot of philosophical questions about the nature of the self and when psychoactive drugs are merited. Kramer does not impose his will, he shares his observations and he informs. Where once you were hesitant, shy, and self critical, now you are confident and self assured. Glenmullen's book is the most constructive, in terms of revealing effective treatments for depression, yet I still recommend Kramer for his thoughtful evaluation of the possibilities represented by these drugs and his unabashed admission of the philosophical issues and ethical questions involved. Is this book available in digital format (PDF, EPUB or else)? In debating the proper uses of the antidepressant drug, Prozac, a practicing psychiatrist explores what the personality-altering effects of such psychotherapeutic drugs reveal about intelligence and the nature of the self. Would this "problem" be mitigated in a less misogynist culture? There was a problem loading your book clubs. "Listening to Prozac" is one of those books that really makes you think about where the quick-paced world of science is going to take us in the future. Please try again. Try Google Play Audiobooks today! Refresh and try again. Prozac did not have the same severely limiting side effects that plagued the other antidepressants then available, which made it easier and safer to prescribe for patients who might normally have avoided medication. Granted, Kramer does not spend much time on the undesirable side effects of Prozac and other antidepressant drugs, but it's almost beside the point, since his emphasis tends towards philosophical and ethical efficacy, rather than medical efficacy. I appreciate the depth to which Kramer dove into the ethical questions surrounding Prozac and other "anti-depressants" (he deconstructs this term in order to explain these drugs without preconceived notions). Just because it makes an individual person "happier" doesn't mean we should necessarily use a drug in this way (especially when the verdict on long-term effects is still a bit out). Gives global picture but also very often more unique and individual perspective that helps to connect with our own experience. READ PAPER. It always takes me longer to read Non-fiction titles. Good insight into anti-depressants for anyone who has struggled with anxiety and panic and fear of starting a medication for relief. Citing study after study of various components of brain chemistry, Kramer brings me to question the whole notion of personality as being an integral characteristic of the individual human being. Despite being outdated, still a relevant discussion. Reading this makes me wonder . As Christians, we can’t just “listen to Prozac”;1 we need a biblically-based philosophy to guide the use or non-use of medications. Even moreso Non-fiction books that relate to me in particular. A bit old but still it gives insight as to what it's like to take anti depressants to aid recovery. About Listening to Prozac. `Anthony Crouch examines the internal and subjective reality of being a counsellor. EMAIL. September 1st 1997 $14.95 a month after 30 days. Bomb. Reprint. Get instant access to all your favorite books. Is depression and thus medication more of a female thing? Wonderful background of depressive theory and serotonin's role in depression. Title: Listening to Prozac Author: teacher Created Date: 4/15/2016 9:19:05 PM Share via email. Peter D. Kramer, M.D., Viking, New York, 1993. Amazon.com Psychiatrist Peter Kramer's book Listening to Prozac created a sensation when it was released in 1993， and it remains the most fascinating look at the new generation of antidepressants. What properties are intrinsic to self? Share to Reddit. They found that, if the Alpha male had been removed, the serotonin-enhanced monkey quickly became the new leader. It always takes me longer to read Non-fiction titles. His latest book, Against Depression , will be published in May 2005. 200,000 first printing. I heard this author interviewed on NPR when the book first came out. To see what your friends thought of this book, In desperate need of a cognitive scientist. What are the statistics on women on SSRIs? Kramer carefully fingers the topics of "self" and psychopharmacological Calvinism, while articulating the history of modern neuropharmacology. Listening to Prozac User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict Kramer, a practicing psychiatrist, finds that the antidepressant Prozac is a powerful drug that lifts the veil of depression from most patients without significant side effects. Listen to Listening to Prozac by Peter D. Kramer with a free trial.\nListen to unlimited* audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Please try again. Highly recommended. A medication or a mental steroid? by Penguin Books, Listening to Prozac: The Landmark Book About Antidepressants and the Remaking of the Self, Revised Edition. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. We’d love your help. Perhaps medication now risks playing a role that psychotherapy was accused of playing in the past: it allows a person to achieve happiness through conformity to contemporary norms." Narrated by Peter D. Kramer. Kramer is a phsychiatrist who had been treating patients with depression and other problems for years when Prozac became available. What will you do when it's your turn to pick your book club's next read? this is a rather old book that came out within several years of the emergence of Prozac. it raises some interesting questions about mind and brain as well as gives a lot of history into the making of medications for depression and anxiety. I survived and moved back up to chronic and crippling depression for a number more years. And I don't. When it was published in 1993, Listening to Prozac by psychiatrist Peter Kramer became an instant bestseller. 3.3.2 Listening to Prozac It is this very question— " Am I being true to myself as a human being ? Start by marking “Listening to Prozac” as Want to Read: Error rating book. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Now granted it makes me feel a whole lot smarter having gotten through all that stuff even though I needed to stop from time to time to look up the meanings of some said terms, it was still very tough to get through, I cannot imagine someone with a simple High School education to be able to get through it as easily. Prozac may become more popular still, if the Food and Drug Irving Kirsch is an … Kramer and other psychiatrists soon began to notice something interesting and disconcerting: patients who took Prozac for one condition often experienced a change across the board. Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019, I'd recommend it for anyone who is prescribed prozac, Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2018. Mean effect sizes for changes in depression were calculated for 2,318 patients who had been randomly assigned to either antidepressant medication or placebo in 19 doubleblind clinical trials. Major ad/promo. At times, philosophical in tone,Listening To Prozac analyzes the societal implications of Prozac, which appears to betheanti-depressantpar excellence. Since it was introduced in 1987, Prozac has been prescribed to nearly five million Americans. In layman's terms, what is real and what is not? Well, this is what you won't do: panic. More energetic, more socially acceptable? Also, when an Alpha male was defeated in a challenge to his leadership, his serotonin levels took an immediate dive. Irving Kirsch. Towards the end, the author gets in to a repetitive and rote philosophical discussion of the medications effect on personality and what this means to be human (almost as a display of his psychoanalytic and pedantic knowledge), which was much-a-do about nothing for me (I disagreed with the author's stance, and. Even though I have friends who have benefitted from the use of the drug, I stayed skeptical. Reported to turn shy people into social butterflies and to improve work performance, memory, even dexterity, does Prozac work on character rather than illness? Imagine yourself transformed by a pill. The two words everybody seems to use to describe the book are 'thoughtful' and 'even-handed,' and I'm pretty much in agreement with that. Ablixa, anyone? Other questions are raised. Is it even ethical? I can't find it and I really want to read it. Can the here-to-fore pathological murderer be stopped before he starts with chemical methods? Listening to Prozac: A psychiatrist explores antidepressant drugs and the remaking of the self. I would give it a higher rating for those qualities, but it gets a three because even though the author is questioning some of the overuse of Prozac, he still overuses it--in my opinion--himself. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Please try again. ©1994 Peter D. Kramer (P)1994 Simon & Schuster. Listening to Prozac: A Psychiatrist Explores Antidepressant Drugs and the Remaking of the Self is a book written by psychiatrist Peter D. Kramer. Kramer also cited a quite intriguing series of monkey studies, where researchers found that the Alpha male (tribal leader) had higher levels of serotonin than other males in the tribe. Most interesting for me (since the book may be some what dated science wise) were the passages about how contemporary life requires a certain kind of personality--outgoing, quick thinking, multi-tasking--that is a relatively recent development. I didn't. Rather, or at the very minimum, simultaneously, consider reading also, Let Them Eat Prozac, by David Healy, in which the sordid underbelly of the history of the SSRI line of antidepressants is, in my not so humble opinion, brought within sight of daylight. 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