Peter D. Kramer, M.D., is a psychiatrist and member of the faculty of Brown Medical School specializing in the area of depression and he has authored various books on the subject. He considers depression to be a serious illness with tangible physiological effects such as disorganizing the brain and negative effects upon the cardiovascular system. He criticizes society for romanticizing depression in the same way that tuberculosis was once romanticized; romantic notions involve claims of artistic sensitivity or of genius arising from depression.
His most notable book is Listening to Prozac (1993). Other books include:
- Against Depression (2005)
- Spectacular Happiness : A Novel (2001)
- Should You Leave? : A Psychiatrist Explores Intimacy and Autonomy—and the Nature of Advice (1999)
- Moments of Engagement: Intimate Psychotherapy in a Technological Age (1989)
His articles include:
- The Valorization of Sadness (from The Hastings Center Report) (2000)
Dr. Kramer is host of the public radio program The Infinite Mind, produced by Lichtenstein Creative Media. The program, which is heard on 250 public radio stations in the U.S., each week focuses on a different topic related to the human mind, brain and behavior.
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