(WWJ) — The number of people aged 12-25 using antidepressants was already growing before the onset of the pandemic. But since March of 2020, the antidepressant dispensing rate rose nearly 64% faster, according to a recent study published by the University of Michigan.
And that number sits at a staggering 130% in young women aged 12-17, according to the student.
On a new Daily J podcast, WWJ’s Brian Fisher hears from medical experts on what’s driving the increase in antidepressant use among children and young adults.
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