Are we medicating the feminine nature out of women?

As women turn the tides of equality and become a force to be reckoned with, are we destroying what it means to be a woman in the name of equal treatment with men?

Julie Holland is a local psychiatrist and she is concerned about the growing trend of using pharmaceutical interventions to interrupt the natural ebb and flow of human emotional experience, especially in women.

Moody Bitches by Julie Holland

Her latest book, Moody Bitches: The Truth About the Drugs You’re Taking, the Sleep You’re Missing, the Sex You’re Not Having, and What’s Really Making You Crazy is going to change the way we think about ourselves and the drugs we take. I think everyone should read her NY Times article on this subject, Medicating Women’s Feelings

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