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Prozac nation: alarm at huge rise in anti-depressants' use

Government efforts to cut the number of anti-depressants prescribed by GPs were thrown into doubt yesterday after new figures showed they had increased four-fold over the past decade.

Government efforts to cut the number of anti-depressants prescribed by GPs were thrown into doubt yesterday after new figures showed they had increased four-fold over the past decade.