Study Details Steep Rise in Depression Therapy.
by SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 27Health. Publisher: Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2002ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Antidepressants | Depression -- Mental -- TreatmentDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The number of Americans treated for depression soared from 1.7 million to 6.3 million from 1987 to 1997, and the proportion of those receiving antidepressants doubled, researchers say." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article provides statistics regarding the treatment of depression and notes that "researchers attributed the sharp increases [in treatment] to the emergence of aggressively marketed new drugs like Prozac, the rise in managed care and an easing of the stigma attached to the disease.".
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Originally Published: Study Details Steep Rise in Depression Therapy, Jan. 9, 2002; pp. A14.
"The number of Americans treated for depression soared from 1.7 million to 6.3 million from 1987 to 1997, and the proportion of those receiving antidepressants doubled, researchers say." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article provides statistics regarding the treatment of depression and notes that "researchers attributed the sharp increases [in treatment] to the emergence of aggressively marketed new drugs like Prozac, the rise in managed care and an easing of the stigma attached to the disease.".
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