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A review by manogirl
Ordinarily Well: The Case for Antidepressants by Peter D. Kramer
4.0
This is well-worth reading if you've read any of those scary anti-depressant headlines recently (work the same as placebo! only good for severe depression!) and wondered, well shit, is that true? (Even if you know the answer because you know how they've helped you.)
It's not true, not really, and Kramer, who is no overprescribing pro-drug mouthpiece, lays out the facts and the non-facts. The non-facts come from his 30 years of clinical experience, where he describes how he's watched therapy and drugs work with his patients. Tbh, I find the non-facts more compelling than the facts; but it doesn't matter, because both illustrate that anti-depressants work, and that they're a net good for most patients.
It's not true, not really, and Kramer, who is no overprescribing pro-drug mouthpiece, lays out the facts and the non-facts. The non-facts come from his 30 years of clinical experience, where he describes how he's watched therapy and drugs work with his patients. Tbh, I find the non-facts more compelling than the facts; but it doesn't matter, because both illustrate that anti-depressants work, and that they're a net good for most patients.