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>In sharp contrast to female adolescents, the monthly antidepressant dispensing rate among male adolescents declined abruptly during March 2020 and did not recover afterward.

Full study: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/153/3/e20230...

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This is certainly anecdata, but based on that date in the quote and the different behavior I see in male vs. female friends, I doubt this is a split between rates of depression so much as there is a stronger female norm to seek help from professionals whereas this is like pulling teeth with the guys. That date looks suspiciously like COVID derailed men seeking help and they haven’t bounced back or they’ve found other maladaptive coping mechanisms in higher numbers than women.

Definitely anecdata but that is what i see all around, I can't even convince my father, that has been in depression for years now, to take treatment seriously. I don't even know what to do anymore.

The older one is the more pointless it is to try. Not because it's impossible but because of all the friction and inertia required to get someone to change their habits and mindset. You quickly reach diminishing returns.

At least here in Germany one of the groups getting more help would immediately mean that the other one has less access simply because here you wait like 6 month to get an appointment with many psychotherapists and psychiatrists not taking any new patients. Would it be possible that the increase could explain the decrease as well.

when can llms sign up for the magic perscription pills?

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