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Overprescribing and undertreating: the antidepressant dilemma

Author
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Published
Mon 12 May 2025
Episode Link
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lifematters/antidepressants-overprescribing-and-undertreating-root-causes-/105206296

Kate first started taking antidepressants when she was 12 years old. Thirty years later, she's still on them. She's one of the three and a half million Australians taking antidepressants. One researcher says they're one of the most commonly overprescribed drugs and it's not getting to the root cause of Australia's mental health crisis.

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