Paul Goble
Staunton, Jan. 26 – For the fifth year in a row, Russians set a record with their purchases of anti-depressants; but what is the most important factor in leading them to do so has changed. In 2022, they were afraid of being drafted and sent to fight in Ukraine; now, they are more worried about losing their jobs.
In 2021, Russians bought 9.2 million anti-depressant pills; in 2025, they bought 22.3 million, more than 2.4 times more, the DSM Group reports (ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/26/ktk-zavershil-remont-vpu-3-i-otgruzhaet-neft-v-shtatnom-rezhime-konsortsium-a185413).
Some of this increase likely reflects the fact that Russians appear to be increasingly willing to turn to their doctors with problems like depression and doctors are ready to prescribe drugs like Zoloft. But some of it almost certainly reflects the spread of depression among Russians, who are now worried more about losing their jobs than about the war in Ukraine.
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