An American psychiatrist named Peter Kramer has a net worth of $10 billion.
Peter Kramer was born on October 22, 1948.
A former Marshall Scholar and Brown Medical School faculty member, he specializes in the treatment of depression.
According to Kramer, depression is a serious condition that manifests tangible physiological effects, such as brain disorganization and disruption of cardiovascular function, and society is being blamed for romanticizing depression, which includes claims of artistic sensitivity or genius resulting from depression.
According to his 2005 book Against Depression, the socio-economic costs of depression are so great that modern societies should try to eliminate it with as much tenacity as possible, as done with diseases like small pox. Kramer’s most famous book, Listening to Prozac (1994), was inspired by the observation that some patients who received antidepressants reported feeling “better than well.” This prompted Kramer to investigate the use of medication in healthy individuals to create personality traits that are desired or socially rewarded.
The book by Kramer examines the influence of medical ethics and scrutinizes the cultural inclination to reward certain personality traits, particularly those associated with dynamism and assertiveness.
The book is often erroneously assumed to advocate for the medication’s use.
Between 2005 and 2006, Kramer was the principal host of The Infinite Mind, a public radio program.
He is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and regularly reviews books for publications such as Slate, Washington Post, and New York Times Book Review.