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Nearly 1 in 4 Women 60 and Over Use Antidepressants

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked

antidepressant use in women 60 and older

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  • Depression is a mood disorder commonly treated with antidepressants; data reveal 24.3% of women age 60 and older are on antidepressants, which is over twice as many as women age 18 to 39 years

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