side effects

Describes the causes and symptoms of adjustment disorders and the treatment protocols, risks, and side effects of various kinds of psychiatric drugs.

Examines the symptoms, causes, and effects of anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, and looks at available treatments and the outlook for the future.

Explains the history of DES, consequences of its use, and legal and emotional aspects, and presents other practical information on DES exposure.

Explores antidepressants, discussing their side effects, the risks and benefits of using them, their link to violent behavior, coping with adverse reactions, withdrawals, and lawsuits connected to the drugs.

Argues that Americans are being overmedicated, resulting in millions of avoidable side effects, and explains how consumers can protect themselves and their health from needless drugs.

Elizabeth Wurtzel chronicles her addiction to the drug Ritalin, discussing how her dependency almost ruined her life and family.

Elizabeth Wurtzel published her memoir of depression, Prozac Nation, to widespread literary acclaim. By age twenty-six she had everything she always wanted except happiness. Although professionally successful, she felt like a failure. She was unable to focus on anything. But when her doctor prescribed Ritalin she became a new person. The Ritalin worked so well it became the "sweetness in the days that have none". Soon she began grinding up the Ritalin, interspersed it with cocaine, and was on her way to drug addiction. In order to heal, she had to break free of her relationship with Ritalin and learn how to love life and herself.

Explains what antibiotics can and cannot do; discusses how a dependence on antibiotics has led to the development of resistant bacteria that are causing more deadly infections; looks at the differences between viral and bacterial infections; and offers suggestions on how to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics.