Friday, January 26, 2024

Ineffective, but antidepressants use still growing

Between 1999 and 2014, use of antidepressants in the U.S. rose by 65%. As of 2014, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 11 men over the age of 12 reported taking antidepressant medication

One-quarter of those who had taken an antidepressant in the past month reported being on them for 10 years or more 


In Scotland, antidepressant use among children under the age of 12 quadrupled between 2009 and 2016; use among children under 18 doubled in the same time frame

In 2023, 21 million adults reported having had at least one major depressive episode
 

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