Antidepressants since 2007 more than doubled

According to a study of the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), 43% of the employees in Germany feel that they have been processed and used up. Stress-related sick leave increases and drug prescriptions increase the volume of antidepressants. The prescribed amount of antidepressants has more than doubled since 2007, according to TK.

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Women are given less medication overall, but more anti-depressants prescribed than men. However, in men, the volume is rising faster: in 2016, they received an average of 10.5 days of medication for depression, 114% more than in 2007. For women, the prescribed dose increased 'only' 93% of 8.7 over the same period on 16.8 daily units.