Australia’s use of psychotropic medications has increased by 58% in the past decade despite a population rise of only 13%.
Psychotropic medications act on the brain and are used to control behaviour and mood. They include antidepressants, sedatives, antipsychotics, mood stabilisers and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications.
Researchers says the heavy use of antidepressants may reflect their increasing use for conditions other than depression, ranging from anxiety disorders to pain.
This trend also raises concerns that rising numbers of Australians are requiring drugs to be able to cope with modern life.
Tom Hennessy
Retired
Curiously , when Denmark began to refuse to add the metal iron to their foods , along with a few other fortificants , the use of anti-depressive medication went down 50%.
"Food safety worries led to legislation in Denmark in 2004 restricting foods fortified with extra vitamins or minerals."
“From a previous study on suicidal depression victims, a clear correlation between iron level and strand breaks in the brain regions could be observed”
“Iron, brain and neuropsychiatric problem”
“Phlebotomy can result in dramatic improvement of neuropsychiatric symptoms”
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10534-012-9535-9
Tom Hennessy
Retired
That should have read , went down 25%.