Of course, those who took medication and did NOT benefit would not be in condition to write much ;-)
On Feb 23, 2010, at 3:55 PM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > Not to set Allen Esterson off again, but for those tiring of a > steady diet of Olympics, there's a long interesting essay, in > historical context, on the dilemma of treating depression. It's > on-line at the _New Yorker_ at http://tinyurl.com/ykqfon8 > > The author, Louis Menard, runs through much of the stuff we > discussed in our recent thread, including the alleged placebo > status of anti-depressants, in what appears to me to be an > even-handed presentation. > > Some quotes to pique your interest: > > "So the antidepressant business looks like a demolition > derby-a collision of negative research results, questionable > research and regulatory practices, and popular disenchantment > with the whole pharmacological regime. And it may soon turn > into something bigger, something more like a train wreck". > > "The recommendation from people who have written about their > own depression is, overwhelmingly, Take the meds! It´s the > position of Andrew Solomon, in "The Noonday Demon" (2001), > a wise and humane book. It´s the position of many of the > contributors to "Unholy Ghost" (2001) and "Poets on Prozac" > (2008), anthologies of essays by writers about depression. The > ones who took medication say that they write much better than > they did when they were depressed." > > Stephen Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=816 or send a blank email to leave-816-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
