Ask a Patient Opinion Poll
Why do you think the number of Americans taking antidepressants has doubled in the past ten years?
(Total Votes: 243)
more stress in society (33.7%) | |
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influence of consumer advertising (22.6%) | |
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over-diagnosis (32.1%) | |
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not sure (0.8%) | |
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other (list below) (10.7%) | |
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Voter Comments (the following are opinions of readers and not AskaPatient.com)
• A sizeable amount of those using anti-depressants are, in my humble opinion, trying easy path-pill
• Doctors make money on it
• cholesterol-lowering drugs
• Statins
• stressful life everywhere. it is not a healthly thing.
• Unexplaind or undiagnosed diseas are attributed to depressiom.
• Insurance doesn't want to pay for therapy
• klonopin is a poison
• We inundated with the message that pills fix everything and they DON'T.
• Take a pill cheaper than talking therapy!
• It's hard to escape it.
• Big Pharma infulences most Doctors
• expansion
• Nutrition
• expansion of the universe
• instant gratification society - want everything right now vs. plan, instant media, graphic violence
• more access to helpful meds
• Demands for more and inability to judge Where to Stop?
• better availability of diganosis & treatment
• 24 hours is not enough for a working mom.
• information overload
• consumer education
• Poor diet and lack of exercise
• A: We all expect perfect health/happiness all of the time.
• all of the above
• Doctors shoving drugs at us
• All of the above
• Physicians read too much product propaganda and not enough about actual usage.
• Before all these drugs, people just had to learn to DEAL with their problems!!
• been there
• over perscribing by physicians
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