Statistics show antidepressants have little to no effect on suicide prevention
by: Sarah Landers
NaturalNews.com
Friday, May 27, 2016
The proportion of people in the U.S. taking antidepressants is truly astounding, according to a report by the National Center for Health Statistics, which reveals that one in every 10 Americans is taking an antidepressant. As reported by Harvard Health Publications, that includes 23 percent of women in their 40s and 50s. Women are actually 2.5 times more likely to be taking an antidepressant than men are.
Less than a third of Americans taking antidepressants have seen a mental health professional in the past year, according to Harvard Health Publications, and this particular form of medication is prescribed on a very regular basis. But statistics have actually shown that antidepressants have little to no effect on the prevention of suicides.
Antidepressants don’t necessarily work
As reported by Science Daily, antidepressants are currently the cornerstone of treatment in depressive disorders in terms of healthcare. However, recent reports suggest that they might actually worsen suicidal tendencies. The World Health Organization estimates that annually about one million people worldwide commit suicide – which is more than the number that die in armed conflicts, as victims of terror or in natural disasters.
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