There were peaks in March and December last year
Covid-19 lockdowns are being partly blamed for a rise in the number of children in England being given antidepressants.
The Pharmaceutical Journal says prescriptions for under-17s there rose by over five thousand in the five years to April 2020.
There were peaks in March and December last year - which corresponded with the start of the pandemic and around the strictest Covid rules.
Data obtained by @PJOnline_News suggest antidepressant prescribing in children and young people in England accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, with peaks occurring during lockdownshttps://t.co/8WJ0TYH8Ar pic.twitter.com/RJTNI8q8HB
— The Pharmaceutical Journal (@PJOnline_News) June 24, 2021

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