Posted by mtdewcmu on July 13, 2011, at 11:21:11
In reply to Re: Peter Kramer - mixed feelings, posted by jono_in_adelaide on July 13, 2011, at 1:30:47
> "That theory became broadly accepted, by the media and the public as well as by the medical profession, after Prozac came to market in 1987"
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> Dr William Sargent in England was promoting that theory in the early 60's using Tofranil, Nardil, Librium and Thorazine, and I am sure many prominent American psychiatrists were as well.
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> One could equaly say that talk therapy became popular when the only alternative was potasium bromide or opium.I think you guys are not giving Marcia Angell enough credit. She was editor of the Journal of the American Medial Association. She's undoubtedly a superlative scholar and writer, among the best in American medicine, so if you see something that doesn't make sense at first, try rereading it to see if you misunderstood.
When she writes, "That theory became broadly accepted, by the media and the public as well as by the medical profession," she is saying that the introduction of Prozac increased acceptance of the chemical imbalance theory among the popular media, the general public, and the medical profession in general, i.e. not just psychiatry but all of medicine.
I have a complex inferiority.
Rx: 40mg citalopram, 30mg d-amphetamine, 15mg mirtazapine, 300mg bupropion
Dx: ADHD (inattentive subtype), depression
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