Prozac Nation, an autobiography published in 1994 and written by Elizabeth Wurtzel, describes the author's experiences with major depression, her own character failings and how she managed to live through particularly difficult periods while completing college and working as a writer. The title is a reference to Prozac, the name of an Eli Lilly and Company manufactured antidepressant prescribed for Wurtzel. The book was adapted into an independent film of the same name starring Christina Ricci and released in 2001.