Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51143

Antidepressants: Children

Tabled: 9 May 2025

Answered: 16 May 2025

Question

Neil O'Brien

Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children were prescribed antidepressants in each year since 2007.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) holds data going back to April 2015, but not prior to this date. The following table shows the total number of patients aged 17 years old and under that were prescribed antidepressants for the financial years 2...

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