Pratt Laura A, Brody Debra J, Gu Qiuping
NCHS Data Brief. 2017 Aug(283):1-8.
Antidepressants are one of the three most commonly used therapeutic drug classes in the United States (1). While the majority of antidepressants are taken to treat depression, antidepressants can also be taken to treat other conditions, like anxiety disorders. This Data Brief provides the most recent estimates of antidepressant use in the U.S. noninstitutionalized population, including prevalence of use by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, and length of use. This report also describes trends in the prevalence of antidepressant use from 1999–2002 to 2011–2014.
抗抑郁药是美国最常用的三类治疗药物之一（1）。虽然大多数抗抑郁药用于治疗抑郁症，但也可用于治疗其他病症，如焦虑症。本数据简报提供了美国非机构化人口中抗抑郁药使用情况的最新估计，包括按年龄、性别、种族和西班牙裔血统划分的使用患病率以及使用时长。本报告还描述了1999 - 2002年至2011 - 2014年抗抑郁药使用患病率的趋势。
