Is it even ethical?
September 1st 1997 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 usefulness in asking the questions he does in the first place). A cure for depression, or a drug that changes personality? In lieu of the fact that technology is changing the world faster than the human psyche is able to adjust ethically, more questions will rise and need to be answered. Despite being outdated, still a relevant discussion.
Had these people who now felt "better than normal" been ill all their lives, and were now well? 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. Dr. Kramer's in-depth look at the before and after pictures of real-case histories are helpful, but not all inclusive evidence for or against such pharmacological methods. I am not recommending that people with serious depression not take medication--these SSRIs seem great for that for many people--but when he equites a mood enhancing drug with plastic surgery I am struck by the underpinnings of gender in his analysis. Published I would give five stars to the last three chapters as Kramer explores self-esteem, hedonism, and the concept of personality enhancement (i.e., steroids for mood, autonomy and the like)...A bit arduous and dry at times but still relevant for anybody in the mental health field or interested in psychopharmocolgy. Unfortunately, at the time I was still in my mode of mental-emotional disconnection from being able to see, feel and acknowledge my own burden of depression. And what does it tell us about the nature of character and the mutability of self? I do not/ nor have ever taken Prozac myself, but I am being shaped by my Anxiety/Depression and am currently on an Antidepressant. In exploring the role of experience on mood, in chapter five Kramer turns to various observations on "rapid-cycling." A cure for depression, or a drug that changes personality? I was fascinated by the concepts that he brought up regarding the ethical, philosophical, and sociological ramifications of treating minor mood disorders with psychopharmaceuticals (Prozac just being one). Instead of taking Prozac I got into 12-step recovery(Al-Anon, OA and AA plus a few meeting s in ACA/ACOA).
We’d love your help. She must have read some article about how it'd turned peoples' lives around. I do think it's a timely book, but it doesn't go far enough to warn people about the dangers of over medication with psychiatric meds.Loved his philosophical ruminations and ethical considerations of Antidepressants and how they affect the "self." But what is Prozac? Previously painfully shy, one patient discovered that she suddenly was able to date and flirt. Welcome back. For Kramer and other psychiatrists, this raised a multitude of questions about what constitutes mental illness, and what the implications are when a medication can change a person's personality so drastically. I'd "only" ever had one episode of near-suicidal depression. Are you using it "cosmetically," to make people more attractive?
While it wasn't the easiest read (many detailed case studies and scientific terms), he does a great job keeping an open mind and helping you to develop your own opinion. I got lots of remarks from people who noticed the illustration on the front cover and wondered what I was reading. My mother made a mild suggestion to me back in the early nineties(I think) that I investigate using Prozac. The author seems in favor of antidepressants, and admits to prescribing them for people who wanted them even though they weren't actually depressed. Dr. Peter D. Kramer doesn't know how Prozac works, or even exactly what it does, and he's not 100% sure it doesn't have any side effects, but he really, really, really thinks you should be taking it.I heard this author interviewed on NPR when the book first came out.
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