Paul Goble
Staunton, Mar. 13 -- New data show that Russians are buying 2.5 times as many anti-depressants now than they did before Putin launched his expanded war in Ukraine and, because of inflation and the impact of sanctions, are spending 3.4 times as much for them as they did in 2021. Moreover, both figures continue to be on the rise.
In reporting the study by the DSM Group, Vedomosti notes that Russians since 2022 have turned to mental health experts more often and received prescriptions for such medications ( t.me/vedomosti/58459 and nemoskva.net/2025/03/12/posle-nachala-vojny-rossiyane-stali-pokupat-v-25-raza-bolshe-antidepressantov/).
The paper also cited the findings of a study by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives which concluded that ten percent of Russia's population, some 15 million people, were depressed at the end of 2023.
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