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More than two thirds of people taking antidepressants ‘may NOT actually have depression’: Doctors discover many do not meet the official criteria
Saturday, April 4, 2015 8:25
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The majority of people taking antidepressants may not actually have depression, a new study claims.
Researchers discovered more than two-thirds (69 per cent) of people taking antidepressants did not meet the criteria for major depressive disorder, which is also known as clinical depression.
Antidepressants are also prescribed for other psychiatric disorders.
But the researchers found 38 per cent of those taking the drugs did not meet the criteria for obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social phobia or generalised anxiety disorder either n …. http://www.dailymail.co.uk
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/04/more-than-two-thirds-of-people-taking.html
Stats like this don’t surprise me considering how quicly doctors are at throwing pills at a problem. For anyone suffering from depression, I recommend reading the http://controlyourmindset.com/1 blog where I review a system written by a former depression & PTSD sufferer. It teaches 7 natural steps which has helped to eliminate depression from my life and many others too.