![]() ![]() The genetic mutation increases one’s chances of developing certain types of cancer. In her signature style of confessional writing, she detailed her experience realizing she had a BRCA mutation in a 2015 opinion article in the Times. ![]() ![]() She died Tuesday morning of complications with breast cancer, according to The New York Times. In compelling detail, she chronicled her time as a student at Harvard while experiencing depression, drug abuse and sexual liberation. Wurtzel’s book is widely credited for igniting dialogue about clinical depression at a time when the topic was relatively taboo. Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of “Prozac Nation,” the 1994 memoir detailing her experiences with clinical depression, died in a Manhattan hospital on Tuesday. ![]()
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