Prozac nation: young and depressed in America
Biography, Science and medicine biography, Women biography
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Wurtzel claims to speak for herself and for a young generation facing major societal problems. A former popular-music critic for the New Yorker, she details her life with depression, from a despairing pre-adolescence through suicide attempts after college. Prozac has… helped her, but she worries that its trendy reputation may minimize the seriousness of depression. Strong language. 1994.