New Antidepressant Prescriptions Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Sex and Age Differences in a Population-Based Ecological Study

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(5), P. 502 - 502

Published: Feb. 26, 2025

Purpose: It is well established that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased incidence of depressive symptoms in general population. So far, there are no studies analyzing how this affected prescription antidepressants. Methods: We retrospectively estimated new cases depression by prescriptions antidepressive agents over a period 6 years distributed three periods 2 each: pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic, running from March 2018 to February 2024. This research was conducted healthcare area with 130,000 individuals Spain. Results: New for antidepressants significantly during even more post-pandemic period, increase being greater women than men. During specifically due an among people under 20 age, while occurred all age groups. In subgroup analysis, we found exclusively number aged 40 or who were prescribed antidepressant, been significant both male female patients antidepressant groups compared two previous periods, except young men up years. Conclusions: Our study highlights importance addressing mental health population parallel physical problems adapting systems accordingly.

Language: Английский

The anxious generation in France: How the pandemic confirmed and amplified youth vulnerabilities

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 73(2), P. 202967 - 202967

Published: March 2, 2025

Language: Английский