Prozac Diary by Lauren Slater

Prozac Diary by Lauren Slater

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When Lauren Slater began to take Prozac, her neuroses disappeared and she began to lead a "normal" life. Then her former self suddenly returned. She increased her Prozac dose, but never regained the euphoria. This is her account of living with a controlled, but ultimately incurable, mental illness.

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Prozac Diary by Lauren Slater

When Lauren Slater began to take Prozac, her neuroses disappeared and she began to lead a "normal" life. Then her former self suddenly returned. She increased her Prozac dose, but never regained the euphoria. This is her account of living with a controlled, but ultimately incurable, mental illness.
Lauren Slater, Ed.D., is a psychologist and Knight-Ridder Science Journalist Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her writing has appeared in The Best American Science Writing 2002, and she is the author of numerous books, including Prozac Diary and Welcome to My Country.

Jessica Henderson Daniel, Ph.D., ABPP, is director of training in psychology at Children's Hospital, Boston, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, and past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women in the American Psychological Association.

Amy Elizabeth Banks, M.D., is Medical Director for Mental Health at the Fenway Community Health Center, an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and a faculty member at the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute.

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ISBN 13 9780140263947
ISBN 10 0140263942
Title Prozac Diary
Author Lauren Slater
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2000-02-24
Number of pages 203
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.