Psychotropic Drugs

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the incidence of psychotropic drug use and confirms the rise in usage over the past three decades. The paper
focuses on one such drug, prozac, in examining the history of drug development, treatment, and successful or unsuccessful use in treating certain psychiatric conditions. The paper states that, because competition between drug manufacturers is at an all-time high, it is important to focus on the side effects of psychotropic drugs.

Outline:
Introduction
The Introduction of Prozac as a Psychotropic
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Thus he states that it "would be worrying if Prozac altered my personality, even if it gave me a better personality, simply because it isn't my personality"; and he asks, "What could seem less authentic, at least on the surface, than changing your personality with an antidepressant?"[1] Elliott's thesis suggests that it would be inauthentic, and therefore morally problematic, for Marina to use Prozac for the purpose of changing her personality; indeed, if the drug had its intended effect, the resulting personality would not really be hers."

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