56% of UK women have taken anti-depressants

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Article Date: 15 Apr 2004 - 0:00 PDT

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Over half of all UK women have taken some sort of anti-depressant says a new survey.

The study was carried out by a UK magazine called Prima.

According to their survey, 56% of women in the United Kingdom have either taken prescribed anti-depressants or homeopathic medicines for depression.

The main source of stress for women seems to be work.

25% said their biggest worry was money.

7% said they wanted to live somewhere else.

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