Prozac on the Couch: Prescribing Gender in the Era of Wonder Drugs

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Summary: Read this book!
Review: This book is a gem. Metzl writes beautifully and compellingly, and his premise is fascinating and brilliantly argued. This is such an important book for doctors, patients, and anyone else interested in the cultural aspects of gender and mental illness.

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Summary: An incredible accomplishment
Review: This book is truly a brilliant work. Metzl delves deeply into the social construction of the so-called wonder drugs which have permeated our society. In an age where prozec and ritilin have become as common as aspirin and M&Ms, Metzl's work should be required reading for all those contemplating responses to psychological phenomena.

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Summary: This book is a revelation
Review: Thought the era of talk therapy was over? Thought you didn't need your unconscious anymore? Think again. Metzl's startling and wholly convincing thesis that Freud's fingers can be found in Prozac's pies is amazing, and brilliantly told. His close readings of pharmaceutical ads are especially keen and insightful--a serious feminist intervention. This is a must read for all students of cultural history are well as medical doctors!