What are the national trends in long-term use of antidepressant medications in the United States?
There has been a marked increase in the long-term use of antidepressants in the US from 1999 to 2010, highlighting the need for greater prescribing vigilance.
From 1999 to 2010, there was a marked increase in long-term use of antidepressant medications in the United States, explaining the overall increasing trend in antidepressant use. This trend calls for greater vigilance in prescribing antidepressants for long periods of time.
Mojtabai et al. (Mon,) studied this question.