Olfson provided an overview of trends in antidepressant prescribing that include the following: increasing rates across all ethnic groups except African Americans, decreasing use of psychotherapy, decreasing use of combination psychotherapy-psychopharmacology despite evidence that it is the most efficacious treatment, and high rates of early discontinuation of antidepressant therapy. For further coverage of Olfson’s research, see Psychiatric News.
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