Accumulating evidence suggests a sharp growth in antidepressant use worldwide. Up to 8% to 10% of adults in the United States take at least 1 antidepressant drug, which is ranked third among prescribed and fourth among sold medications.
1,2 Antidepressants are indicated and used for depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder, among others.
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