More than a MILLION teens in England now prescribed antidepressants - as experts blame lockdowns

More than a MILLION teens in England now prescribed antidepressants - as experts blame lockdowns More than a million prescriptions for antidepressants are written for teenagers in England each year, official figures suggest.

The number of drugs doled out to 13 to 19-year-olds rose by a quarter between 2016 and 2020, latest NHS data shows.

It includes prescriptions up to the end of 2020, following a year of national Covid lockdowns and school and university closures. The Daily Mail