Number of young children prescribed antidepressants has risen by 41 since 2015

摘要

Prescribing of antidepressants in children aged 5–12 years has increased by more than 40% between 2015 and 2021, figures obtained by The Pharmaceutical Journal reveal. NHS data obtained via a freedom of information request, provided on 10 August 2021, show a steady increase over the past six years in the number of unique patients in England aged 5–12 years who were prescribed antidepressants, which were dispensed in primary care settings.