What is it about?

Most "depression" diagnosed in primary care is in fact misdiagnosed, and this results in millions of people being prescribed unnecessary medication.

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Why is it important?

The sheer scale of this overuse of medicine is nothing short of scandalous.

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This page is a summary of: Evidence suggests massive overdiagnosis and, by extrapolation, overprescription of antidepressants, BMJ, February 2014, BMJ,
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g1436.
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