Antidepressant Prescriptions for Female Teens Surged After Pandemic

The rate of antidepressant prescriptions for teens and young adults increased by about two-thirds between 2016 and 2022, an analysis of information from a national database involving participants aged 12 to 25 years found. But the rate of increase wasn ’t constant, with prescriptions surging by about 64% per month after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with a 17% increase per month before March 2020.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research