Antidepressants are big business. But for the same money, and without the side effects, a little mindfulness can do the same job.
Depression is one of the most common forms of mental illness. It affects more than 350 million people worldwide. The World Health Organization ranks it as the leading cause of disability globally.
That makes for a profitable niche for the drug companies. A report from the National Center for Health Statistics found that U.S. antidepressant use shot up by nearly 400 percent between 1988 and 2008.
Depression is one of the most common forms of mental illness. KatarzynaBialasiewicz/iStock
