About one in eight over the age of 12 take antidepressants for mental disorders such as depression and anxiety.
A quarter of those has done so for 10 years or more, according to a 2017 study by the National Center for Health Statistics.
And the use of antidepressants increased by 65% from 1999 to 2014.
Identifying the early signs of depression and coping with the mental situation in advance could improve the current trend and reduce the use of unnecessary medicines.
This Health & Medicine Lab video talks about 5 big hidden signs of depression.
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