Death, Depression and Prozac Death, Depression and Prozac
Jeff Weise, teen slayer of ten, including himself, at the Red Lake Indian reservation in northern Minnesota, was on Prozac, prescribed by some doc.
Mar 31, 2005 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Antidepressants a Problem? We’re Shocked! Antidepressants a Problem? We’re Shocked!
Six years after Kip Kinkel, dosed up with Prozac, killed his parents and two students at Thurston High, in Oregon; five years after Eric Harris, dosed with Luvox, embarked on his...
Apr 1, 2004 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Trouble in Prozac Nation Trouble in Prozac Nation
Correction: Editorial tightening created the impression that two drug studies, by Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline, were one study by Pfizer. We regret the error.
Dec 18, 2003 / Editorial / Richard DeGrandpre
Also Turned Away Also Turned Away
Forty-four states in the United States today bar people with mental illnesses from voting.
Nov 6, 2003 / Feature / Michael Chandler and Jamie York
The Supermax Solution The Supermax Solution
The billboard at the east entrance to the remote rural village of Tamms, Illinois, reads "Tamms: The First Super Max," and below, in lowercase letters, "a good place to live." ...
Feb 13, 2003 / Editorial / Regan Good
Racial Prescriptions Racial Prescriptions
A recent front-page story in the Boston Globe proclaimed that New England leads the nation in Ritalin prescription levels. Somewhat to my surprise, the prevalence of Ritalin in...
May 16, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Girls, Interrupted Girls, Interrupted
Chris Kraus reviews Cool for You, by Eileen Myles.
Dec 14, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Chris Kraus
Depression Confession Depression Confession
How will we know when women have achieved equality? Male politicians will all be bachelors.
Jun 10, 1999 / Column / Katha Pollitt