Certain periods in history are characterized according to the dominant trends and behaviors of the time. For example, the 1920s are called the "Lost Generation" and the 1950s are described as the "Beat Generation." When posterity looks back on our contemporary society, I suspect it will classify us as the "Medicated Generation." Since the 1980s, the use of psychotropic drugs has increased more than 40%, primarily to treat depression. Anti-depressants are being prescribed to allay symptoms such as sadness, anxiety, hopelessness, agitation, mood swings, apprehension, grief, feelings of panic, and lethargy. In other words, the day-to-day symptoms that prior generations … Continue reading Brave New America