Use of Anti-Depressants Quadruples in 23 Years

A new report from the U.S. Center for Disease Control reports that use of antidepressant drugs has soared nearly 400 percent since 1988. Fewer than one-third of Americans taking one antidepressant and less than one-half of those taking multiple antidepressants have seen a mental-health professional in the past year, the report shows. Experts attribute the rise in part to direct-to-consumer advertising of antidepressants.