Let Them Eat Prozac: The Unhealthy Relationship Between the Pharmaceutical Industry and Depression (Medicine, Culture, and History)
&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 Pharma’s 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,“Physicians should be aware ofLet Them Eat Prozac.”-JAMA,“Let Them Eat Prozacis a double-pronged exploration, first of the SSRI drugs used to treat depression, and second of the drug industry.”-Publishers Weekly,