Antidepressant use in North America has jumped in the last two decades, perhaps because doctors are increasingly prescribing them for conditions other than depression, like anxiety, pain, and insomnia.
For a new study, Jenna Wong, a Ph.D. student in the epidemiology, biostatistics, and occupational health department at McGill University, used data from an electronic medical record and prescribing system that has been used by primary care physicians in community-based, fee-for-service practices around two major urban centers in Quebec, Canada.
