A review by paigereitz
Coming of Age on Zoloft: How Antidepressants Cheered Us Up, Let Us Down, and Changed Who We Are by Katherine Sharpe

5.0

Absolutely a phenomenal read. Anyone interested in the rise in antidepressant and related medications in youth in the 1990s and 2000s should read this book. Part memoir, part sociological cross-section of society, this was a beautifully put-together book on the complexities of treating mental illness, both with medications, with therapy, and with a combination of the two. It focuses on young people being treated with medications and how it impacts the quest all young people go on to find themselves. It is carefully done and covers all opinions and facets. Marvelous book. Researched and digestible. I would assign this book in a social work & mental health 101 or a psychology 101 class for sure.