Prozac Nation
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| Prozac Nation | |
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| Author | Elizabeth Wurtzel |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Riverhead Trade |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Pages | 384 pages |
Prozac Nation (sub-titled Young and Depressed in America: A Memoir), an autobiography by Elizabeth Wurtzel, was published in 1994. The book describes the author's experiences with major depression, her own character failings and how she managed to live through particularly difficult periods while completing college and working as a writer. Prozac is a trade name for the antidepressant fluoxetine.[1]
The book was adapted into a feature film, Prozac Nation (2001), starring Christina Ricci.
See also
- Peter Breggin
- Cosmetic pharmacology
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Let Them Eat Prozac (2004)
- Listening to Prozac (1993)
References
- ↑ Kirn, Walter (September 5, 1994). "For White Girls Who Have Considered Suicide". New York Magazine. p. 50.
External links
- Excerpts of reviews, from a Penguin Group website
- Release me, a July 2004 article in The Guardian
- Prozac Nation at the Internet Movie Database
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