Record one in seven now on antidepressants as pill use rockets

Daily Mail Health · 25 August 2026 at 01:10

Record one in seven now on antidepressants as pill use rockets

The stark new figures have fuelled concerns about growing reliance on the drugs and long waiting lists for alternative treatments.

Read the full article on Daily Mail Health ›

5News aggregated this summary from the outlet’s public feed. The full article, with all the context, is on www.dailymail.co.uk — the content belongs to Daily Mail Health.

Record one in seven now on antidepressants as pill use rockets

More from Daily Mail Health

Chicken - not just eggs - now implicated in 'ongoing' salmonella outbreak: UK worst hit as deadly bug spreads to seven countries

Cheap supplements really CAN protect your brain from dementia, says top neurologist DR DAVID PERLMUTTER. Here's what to take, how to tweak your diet - and what to ask your doctor

Doctors are telling patients they're obese, asthmatic or anaemic... really it could be a heart condition with a worse survival rate than many cancers - and people are missing out on a life-saving four-drug combination

Grim findings about splash parks: Bacteria levels 100 times above the guidelines, parents rinsing bottoms after nappy changes and unchlorinated water festering for weeks... that children are drinking

More in Health

Chicken - not just eggs - now implicated in 'ongoing' salmonella outbreak: UK worst hit as deadly bug spreads to seven countries

Cheap supplements really CAN protect your brain from dementia, says top neurologist DR DAVID PERLMUTTER. Here's what to take, how to tweak your diet - and what to ask your doctor

Doctors are telling patients they're obese, asthmatic or anaemic... really it could be a heart condition with a worse survival rate than many cancers - and people are missing out on a life-saving four-drug combination

Grim findings about splash parks: Bacteria levels 100 times above the guidelines, parents rinsing bottoms after nappy changes and unchlorinated water festering for weeks... that children are drinking

Home-testing kits now available for women in England who have missed cervical screening

The 10-cent supplement that turbocharges your Mounjaro AND reduces your cholesterol: Most patients won't have heard of it, but now experts reveal why anyone on jabs must take it - and how it can stop you putting weight back on