The success of Prozac says that today's high-tech capitalism values a very different temperament. Confidence, flexibility, quickness, and energy - the positive aspects of hyperthymia - are at a premium. — Peter D. Kramer Copy Share Image
When a psychiatrist writes a bestseller, he is then urged to write a book of advice. But I think our culture's awash in advice. The problem is we don't know whether it applies to us or whether we're an exception. — Peter D. Kramer Copy Share Image
“It is not only medicine that maintains well-being. Once we function competently, the world may pitch in.” — Peter D. Kramer Copy Share Image
The success of Prozac says that today's high-tech capitalism values a very different temperament. Confidence, flexibility, quickness, and energy - the positive aspects of… — Peter D. Kramer Copy Share Image
Suicide is what the death certificate says when one dies of depression. — Peter D. Kramer Copy Share Image
“Depression, in its insidious way, acts as a degenerative disease, harming nerve cells. Like” — Peter D. Kramer Copy Share Image
When a psychiatrist writes a bestseller, he is then urged to write a book of advice. But I think our culture's awash in advice.… — Peter D. Kramer Copy Share Image
Part of the impetus for my writing is the pain I've seen my friends experience both in their marriage and in their dreams. — Peter D. Kramer Copy Share Image
What if Van Gogh had taken medication for his mental illness? Would the world have been deprived of a great artist? — Peter D. Kramer Copy Share Image
