Thursday, October 11, 2012

Antidepressant use in NZ doubles

In the past six years the number of New Zealanders taking antidepressants has doubled, and a psychiatry professor says the drugs are being over-prescribed. The Government's drug-buying agency, Pharmac, released figures which showed one in 10 New Zealanders were now prescribed antidepressants.

URL: http://www.topix.com/health/depression/2012/10/antidepressant-use-in-nz-doubles?fromrss=1

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