The prevalence in the consumption of antidepressants is calculated with the ratio between the patients who are treated with antidepressants, and the overall patients who have a diagnosis of depression.
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Prevalence of antidepressant use in Italy in 2021, by age
According to the data, in Italy, almost ** percent of patients with a diagnosis of depression used antidepressants in 2021. Patients aged above 85 years were the ones with the highest consumption of antidepressants after a diagnosis of depression, with **** percent. This statistic shows the prevalence of antidepressant use in Italy in 2021, by age group.
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Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. (July 29, 2022). Prevalence of antidepressant consumption in Italy in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1322604/consumption-prevalence-of-antidepressants-in-by-age-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. "Prevalence of antidepressant consumption in Italy in 2021, by age group." Chart. July 29, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1322604/consumption-prevalence-of-antidepressants-in-by-age-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. (2022). Prevalence of antidepressant consumption in Italy in 2021, by age group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1322604/consumption-prevalence-of-antidepressants-in-by-age-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco. "Prevalence of Antidepressant Consumption in Italy in 2021, by Age Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Jul 2022, /statistics/1322604/consumption-prevalence-of-antidepressants-in-by-age-italy/
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, Prevalence of antidepressant consumption in Italy in 2021, by age group ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1322604/consumption-prevalence-of-antidepressants-in-by-age-italy/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Prevalence of antidepressant consumption in Italy in 2021, by age group [Graph], Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, July 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1322604/consumption-prevalence-of-antidepressants-in-by-age-italy/
