Concerns over rising antidepressant use

‘What level of prescribing will persuade the representatives of GPs and psychiatrists that this epidemic of overprescribing is inappropriate?’ ask the signatories of the first letter below. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PASo, antidepressant prescribing passed 70 million in England last year (Report, 29 March). We also know that 16% of adults receive one or more prescriptions annually – one in six of us. It’s even higher for women and in deprived areas. The president of the R