Antidepressant use doubles in US, study finds 03 Aug 2009 20:00:22 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Use doubles from 13 million to 27 million Americans
* Increase in use not seen among blacks
* More Americans may accept diagnosis of depression
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Use of antidepressant drugs in the United States doubled between 1996 and 2005, probably because of a mix of factors, researchers reported on Monday.
About 6 percent of people were prescribed an antidepressant in 1996 -- 13 million people. This rose to more than 10 percent or 27 million people by 2005, the researchers found.
"Significant increases in antidepressant use were evident across all sociodemographic groups examined, except African Americans," Dr. Mark Olfson of Columbia University in New York and Steven Marcus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia wrote in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
EUREKA!!! Now I understand. The over prescribed, over demanded anit-depressants have placed our country in an apathetic and catatonic trance that renders our reason and logic powerless. It's practically the only way we can get through each day. Although I would love to blame our controlling and predatory Government, in this case, it seems I cannot. Unfortunately, the Government reaps the benefits at its citizen's and its country's expense.
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