Manolis D C
University of Minnesota.
Minn Med. 1995 Jan;78(1):19-23.
In seven years, Prozac has become a social phenomenon as well as a medical treatment. This paper reviews the background of the Prozac controversy and summarizes the current psychiatric and medical uses of the drug. Prozac and the other selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors have been determined to be safe and effective treatment for depression. Physicians are sometimes asked to prescribe the drug for inconsequential reasons, but serious depressions are seen frequently in general medical practice. Physicians thus need a high level of awareness and the capability to treat depression, a major public health problem.
在七年时间里，百忧解不仅成为一种医学治疗手段，还演变成了一种社会现象。本文回顾了围绕百忧解的争议背景，并总结了该药物目前在精神病学和医学领域的用途。百忧解及其他选择性5-羟色胺再摄取抑制剂已被确定为治疗抑郁症的安全有效药物。有时医生会因一些无关紧要的原因被要求开具这种药物，但在普通医疗实践中，重度抑郁症却屡见不鲜。因此，医生需要具备高度的意识以及治疗抑郁症（一个重大的公共卫生问题）的能力。
