August 04, 2009
We Live In a Mentally Ill Country

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.

Sad really. Many of them are misdiagnosed too.

Posted by Ellen at August 04, 2009 07:02 AM

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My favorite mixed-drink:

Jack and (pro)Zac!

Posted by: mark on August 5, 2009 08:17 PM

And antipsychotics are dispensed like water from NYC up through Boston.

Thought you should know.

Posted by: Ron ap Rhys on August 6, 2009 07:36 AM
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