Introduction
Officially, Prozac has been approved only for treating two serious mental diseases: clinical depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. But millions of people in the U.S. are turning to the distinctive green-and-white capsules just to pull themselves out of the dumps. They've helped make Prozac one of the world's most widely prescribed medications. Prozac's extensive use has sparked an intense debate over the use of psychoactive drugs vs. talk therapy to treat mental illness, and raised questions about whether such drugs are tempting essentially healthy people to use “cosmetic psychopharmacology” to fine-tune their personalities. Even as the debate rages, there is agreement that the controversy has focused much-needed attention on depression -- the most common, and most treatable, serious mental illness.
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Jul. 01, 2022 |
Youth Mental Health |
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Jul. 31, 2020 |
COVID-19 and Mental Health |
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Oct. 11, 2019 |
The Insanity Defense |
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Jul. 12, 2019 |
Suicide Crisis |
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Mar. 13, 2015 |
Prisoners and Mental Illness |
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Dec. 05, 2014 |
Treating Schizophrenia |
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Sep. 12, 2014 |
Teen Suicide |
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May 10, 2013 |
Mental Health Policy |
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Aug. 03, 2012 |
Treating ADHD |
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Jun. 01, 2012 |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
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Jun. 26, 2009 |
Treating Depression |
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Feb. 13, 2004 |
Youth Suicide |
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Feb. 06, 2004 |
Mental Illness Medication Debate |
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Mar. 29, 2002 |
Mental Health Insurance |
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Feb. 08, 2002 |
Treating Anxiety |
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Jul. 16, 1999 |
Childhood Depression |
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Jun. 18, 1999 |
Boys' Emotional Needs |
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Sep. 12, 1997 |
Mental Health Policy |
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Aug. 19, 1994 |
Prozac |
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Aug. 06, 1993 |
Mental Illness |
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Oct. 09, 1992 |
Depression |
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Jun. 14, 1991 |
Teenage Suicide |
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Jul. 08, 1988 |
Biology Invades Psychology |
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Feb. 13, 1987 |
The Mentally Ill |
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Aug. 20, 1982 |
Mental Health Care Reappraisal |
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Jun. 12, 1981 |
Youth Suicide |
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Sep. 21, 1979 |
Mental Health Care |
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Sep. 15, 1978 |
Brain Research |
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Jul. 05, 1974 |
Psychomedicine |
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Aug. 08, 1973 |
Emotionally Disturbed Children |
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Dec. 27, 1972 |
Mental Depression |
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Mar. 24, 1972 |
Schizophrenia: Medical Enigma |
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Apr. 21, 1971 |
Approaches to Death |
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Mar. 03, 1971 |
Encounter Groups |
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Nov. 25, 1970 |
Psychological Counseling of Students |
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Feb. 19, 1969 |
Future of Psychiatry |
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Feb. 02, 1966 |
New Approaches to Mental Illness |
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Jan. 22, 1964 |
Insanity as a Defense |
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Sep. 25, 1963 |
Anatomy of Suicide |
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Nov. 20, 1957 |
Drugs and Mental Health |
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Apr. 23, 1954 |
Mental Health Programs |
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Jul. 09, 1948 |
Mental Health |
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