Depression in the News 1997

July 1997. Salon magazine ran a series of articles on legal drugs. Many of these articles were on depression drugs.

Male Depression: Just take the pills, guys. Men would rather kill themselves - literally - than admit they are suffering from one of the most common diseases in the world.  http://www.salonmagazine.com/july97/men970714.html

Fighting the big monster with a little knife or Adventures with anti-depressants. By Cintra Wilson. The author recounts her experiences on various anti-depressant drugs. http://www.salonmagazine.com/july97/columnists/cintra2970715.html

Gen Rx. A member of the Prozac generation looks back. The author describes the drug use while he was in college. Quoting: "most of the drugs my friends and I took were prescribed by physicians and usually included a 12-week session with a university-insured therapist-in-training. Our drug of choice -- and necessity -- was Prozac". http://www.salonmagazine.com/july97/genrx970715.html

Meditation vs. Medication. You can elevate your soul with spiritual discipline -- but some psychological suffering can only be alleviated with chemicals. http://www.salonmagazine.com/july97/meditation970716.html

No Sex Please: We're medicated. Antidepressants help many people recover their enthusiasm for life -- sometimes at the price of their libido. http://www.salonmagazine.com/july97/sex970717.html