Health
Antidepressant use in England soars as pandemic cuts counselling access – The Guardian
Exclusive: more than 6m people receive drugs as experts warn of Covid pandemic’s effects on mental health
Calls to mental health helplines and prescriptions for antidepressants have reached an all-time high, while access to potentially life-saving talking therapies has plunged during the coronavirus pandemic, a Guardian investigation has found.
More than 6 million people in England received antidepressants in the three months to September, the highest figure on record.
This is thought to have been down to counselling services going online, which some doctors have deemed inappropriate for certain patients,…
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