A recent Reuters article says that the US government is spending much on treating depression.
“Mental health spending per patient rose from $2,802 t0 $3,610 during the time period studied, with antidepressant use rising from 81 to 87 percent and antipsychotic drug prescriptions skyrocketing from 26 percent to 42 percent of patients,” says the National Institute of Mental Health.
In connection to this, a new study released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) shows an incredibly high escalation of antidepressant use over the past 15 years. This was published on the website Psychiatric Times. It further shown a 400 percent increase in usage among adults aged 18-44.
The author of the article, Dr. Allen Frances, says “the wrong people are on antidepressants and the right people aren’t taking them.”
