Antidepressants and age: A new form of evidence for U-shaped well-being through life

被引：31
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作者：
Blanchflower, David G. [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Oswald, Andrew J. [4 ,5 ]
机构：
[1] Dartmouth Coll, Hanover, NH 03755 USA
[2] Univ Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland
[3] Natl Bur Econ Res, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[4] IZA Inst, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
[5] Univ Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
来源：
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION | 2016年 / 127卷
关键词：
Well-being; Aging; Antidepressants; Mental health; Depression; Happiness; Easterlin paradox; HAPPINESS; HEALTH; CYCLE; POPULATION; DEPRESSION; MEDICATION; ECONOMICS; PATTERNS; UTILITY; CRISIS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jebo.2016.04.010
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
A growing literature argues that mental well-being follows an approximate U-shape through life. Yet in the eyes of some scholars this evidence remains controversial. The reason is that it relies on people's answers to 'happiness' surveys. The present paper explores a different approach. It examines modern data on the use of antidepressant pills (as an implicit signal of mental distress) in 27 European nations. The regression-adjusted probability of using antidepressants reaches a peak in people's late 40s. This pattern - one that does not rely on well-being survey answers - is thus consistent with the claim that human beings experience a midlife low. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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