Doctors must stop over-prescribing antidepressants to patients who are just lonely, demand leading experts
Antidepressant prescriptions have almost doubled in England over the last decade with 85.6million dished out in the last year alone.
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Antidepressant prescriptions have almost doubled in England over the last decade with 85.6million dished out in the last year alone.
Growing rates of long-term psychiatric drug prescriptions and documented issues with withdrawal demonstrate a need for safe deprescribing practices.
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