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Is Use of Prescription Medications With Depression as Possible Side Effect Common?
Is Use of Prescription Medications With Depression as Possible Side Effect Common?
Bottom Line: More than one-third of U.S. adults may use prescription medications that have depression as a possible side effect.
Why The Research Is Interesting: Prescription medications are widely used among adults and many prescriptions, such as hormonal contraceptives and beta-blockers, are associated with increased risk of depression.
Results:An estimated 37 percent of adults used prescription medications that had depression as a potential side effect; the use of multiple medications with depression as a possible side effect was associated with a greater likelihood of depression. (JAMA, Pressemitteilung, 11.06.2018)