MORE than one in eight people living in Scotland were prescribed an antidepressant last year.
Figures showed 718,000 patients being given the drugs in 2011-12, an increase of nearly 50,000 on the previous year.
Official NHS data also revealed 7511 patients receiving medication for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in 2011-12, a surge of more than 7500.
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