Four million people in England are long-term users of antidepressants

Data obtained by the Guardian shows that one in six people in England were prescribed antidepressants in 2017

More than four million people in England are long-term users of antidepressants, new figures obtained by the Guardian show.

Data released under the Freedom of Information Act shows that more than 7.3 million people were prescribed antidepressants in 2017-18, 4.4 million of whom also received a prescription for such drugs in both of the two previous years.