Popping a life-saving pill each morning is a reality for millions of Australians on antidepressants, with research showing the fastest-growing group of users are young people.
A study by University of South Australia researchers analysed dispensing data from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) covering more than 300,000 antidepressant users between 2014 and 2023.
Published in the peer-reviewed Pharmacaoepidemiology and Drug Safety Journal, the paper found the prevalence of long-term antidepressant use in the age group 10-24 rose by a whopping 110 per cent.
