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Book SynopsisGround-breaking work on the dangers of anti-depressants and why the FDA continues to approve them. Lots of anecdotes, well-written, author will be on tour in the U.S. Good media lining up, very controversial author.
Trade ReviewPhysicians should be aware of Let Them Eat Prozac. * JAMA *
&8220;Stirring firsthand account of the SSRI wars. . . . Healy is a distinguished research and practicing psychiatrist, university professor, frequent expert witness, former secretary of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, and author of three books in the field. Instead of shrinking from commercial involvement, he has consulted for, run clinical trials for, and at times even testified for most of the major drug firms. But when he pressed for answers to awkward questions about side effects, he personally felt Big Pharmas power to bring about a closing of ranks against troublemakers. That experience among others has left him well prepared to puncture any illusions about the companies' benevolence or scruples. * New York Review of Books *
A compelling story about mystery, deception, death, disappointment, vindication, and uncertainty. * The American Psychological Association *
Healy confirms his status as one longtime thorn in the side of big drug companies, recounting how he was initially enthusiastic about SSRIs but eventually grew concerned about their side effects. * Psychology Today *
Let Them Eat Prozac is a double-pronged exploration, first of the SSRI drugs used to treat depression, and second of the drug industry. * Publishers Weekly *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 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 APaci?c Fault Line 6 Kafka's Castle 7 Experiment at the End of the Millennium8 The Plots Thicken 9 The Tort Wars 10 Let Them Eat Prozac Epilogue: Anecdotal Deaths Notes Index About the Author
