by Peter D. Kramer · Viking Adult · tapa dura · ISBN 9780670841837
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«Listening to Prozac» is the essay by psychiatrist Peter D. Kramer on antidepressants, published by Viking Adult in hardback (432 pages, in English).
Psychiatrist Peter D. Kramer examines how fluoxetine, the active ingredient in Prozac, not only relieves depression but can transform personality. Drawing on clinical cases, he reflects on the ethical implications of using psychiatric drugs to modify character and argues that these changes force us to reconsider what we mean by identity and self.
The work was published on 8 June 1993; this first edition includes bibliographic references and an index.
Aimed at readers of psychology, psychiatry and mental health interested in ethical debates on the use of psychiatric drugs.
Peter D. Kramer is an American psychiatrist and faculty member of Brown Medical School specializing in the area of clinical depression.
