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Long-term antidepressant use in Australia increased steadily between 2014 and 2023, with the largest relative rise seen among ...

But when the researchers analyzed the data, they found that fluoxetine appeared not to provide meaningful benefits for reducing depressive symptoms in children. In fact, the study authors told The ...

Antidepressant use has surged among Australian youth, prompting researchers to call for deprescribing and more careful ...

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Dr. Siavash Ghoreishi, who is fighting for visitation with his granddaughter, prescribed more medicine to Shahrzad “Sherry” ...

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Long-term antidepressant use in Australia has risen steadily over the past decade, with the largest increase seen in young people aged 10-24, where rates have more than doubled.

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader unhappy with the side effects of their antidepressants.

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