In Practice

A Practicing Doctor's Views on Psychiatry and Contemporary Culture.

Peter D. Kramer is a psychiatrist and author. His books include Against Depression and Listening to Prozac. See full bio

March 30, 2009, Addiction

Comments on "One Patient, One Doctor, One Year"

One Patient, One Doctor, One Year

By Peter D. Kramer on March 30, 2009 in In Practice

I'm back to recommend another book by a medical colleague who is also a good friend. Today sees the publication of The Addict, by Michael Stein. Michael is an internist specializing in the treatment of infectious disease, but his work with drug addicts displays the sensitivity and insight of the best psychotherapy. Read More

Thanks

Submitted by David Petropoulos on March 31, 2009 - 11:32am.

Hope your well-Thanks,David

Enjoyed his little synopsis

Submitted by David Petropoulos on April 1, 2009 - 9:26am.

Enjoyed his little synopsis of the book in the interview. -D

he's back!

Submitted by kkolas on April 22, 2009 - 5:55pm.

I was so happy to come upon this posting by Dr. Kramer, I immediately ordered the book. I have greatly missed his regular postings, but am rather thrilled to discover he will still occasionally have something to say. Along those lines, I hope he will tell his faithful readers when and where his currently worked on short story will be published.
Delighted to have you back, Peter, even if only occasionally!
A fan

To date, the only book I've

Submitted by Jenny Duncan on July 3, 2009 - 5:33pm.

To date, the only book I've found in a long attempt to understand pain pill addiction is Drew Pinsky's When Painkillers Become Dangerous. Though well-meaning, the book fails in drawing even a decent sketch of this particular kind of horror. To have lived with someone who lived for pills convinces me that there is little connection between the rather mild effects a little pill overuse is thought to have, by the few people giving the matter any thought, and the spectacularly wretched effects it truly does have. Thank you for the recommendation.