GPs must stop putting people into diagnostic boxes and pause before prescribing antidepressants

UCC hosts a major mental health conference tomorrow and Thursday and in advance of the conference
, an Irish GP working in the NHS, says Ireland needs to examine its approach to antidepressants.Prescriptions for antidepressant drugs have increased substantially worldwide in recent years. A study examining prescribing trends for mental disorders in England from 1998 to 2010 found that antidepressant prescriptions increased by 10% per year on average.