Happy Nations? Antidepressant use in the top rated countries in the 'Happiness Index'

HAPPY NATIONS ? A COMPARISON OF ANTIDEPRESSANT USE IN DENMARK, SWEDEN AND NORWAY AGAINST THE UN HAPPINESS INDEX 2013 UN WORLD HAPPINESS INDEX TOP 5 COUNTRIES 2013 1st DENMARK ANTIDEPRESSANT CONSUMPTION DENMARK (4th highest consumption in OECD study) 90 ) 2nd NORWAY 70 3rd SWITZERLAND SWEDEN (5th highest consumption in OECD stduy) 4th NETHERLANDS 60- 50 5th SWEDEN 40- NORWAY 30 (11th highest consumption in OECD study) 10- - - OECD AVERAGE Source: OECD Health Statistics 2013 80 20 DEFINED DAILY DOES PER 1000 PEOPLE PER DAY 000 KL007 2002 2003 2005 <900 2007 2008 <6007 2010 2011