Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Prozac Nation No More?

Newsweek has a feel good interview with a psychiatrist who is against the use of Prozac.

In a new book, psychiatrist James Gordon explains why he believes there's a more effective and drug-free way to treat depression and anxiety. James Gordon, founder of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., says there's a better way to treat depression—through diet, exercise and meditation. Roll your eyes all you like. He's used the approach for 35 years with a wide range of patients, from runaway children and middle-class adults in Washington, D.C., to victims of war in Bosnia, Kosovo, Israel and the Gaza Strip.
We remain skeptical about psychiatry in general. But we are pleased that someone did not fall for the marketing madness

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