Background Majordepressive disorder is the second leadingcause of disability-adjusted life-years in developed regions oftheworld and antidepressants are the third-ranking therapyclass
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Results Sales of antidepressants increased from 8.4 dailydefineddosesper 1000 inhabitantsperdayin1975 to 72.7 in 2000, which is a user prevalence of 8.7% for the adult population.Suicide rates fluctuated during1950^2000 butdidnot showanydefinite trend.Rates foroutpatient visits increased slightlyover the period1989^2000 and admissionrates increased evenmore.The prevalence of disabilitydue to depressive and anxiety disorders hasnotdecreased over the past 25 years.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004