Again, more people are taking antidepressants. The Nivel Knowledge Institute sees an increase particularly among young women. Aafke Romeijn is an experienced expert and finds that the drug is certainly effective, but it also has many negative side effects. He also fears that many people taking the drug now will be stuck in it for life. “There must be better drugs, but relatively little money is spent on researching new drugs and new treatment methods, so we’re still stuck with this generation of drugs.”
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