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More Than 1 in 10 Americans on Antidepressants

The October 2011 National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief reveals that 11 percent of Americans over age 12 take antidepressant medications.

Other findings from the brief, which covers data from 2005â€“2008, include the following:

Females are 2.5 times as likely to take antidepressant medication as males.
About 14% of Americans taking antidepressant medication have done so for 10 years or longer.
Women age 40 to 53 constitute the largest group taking antidepressants at 23 percent.
Less than one-third of persons taking a single antidepressant have seen a mental health professional in the past year.

FULL TEXT: NCHS Data Brief No. 76: October, 2011 (PDF)

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Posted In: Anxiety Disorders | Depression Research | Stress & Coping |

Tags: Antidepressants | Depression | Medication |

Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff on October 29, 2011 at 12:39 PM | Permalink

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