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

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Blanchflower, David G. and Oswald, Andrew J. (2016) Antidepressants and age : a new form of evidence for U-shaped well-being through life. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 127 . pp. 46-58. doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2016.04.010

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Antidepressants, Midlife crisis, Happiness -- Testing
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
Publisher: Elsevier BV * North-Holland
ISSN: 0167-2681
Official Date: July 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
July 2016Published
13 April 2016Available
10 April 2016Accepted
11 November 2015Submitted
Volume: 127
Page Range: pp. 46-58
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2016.04.010
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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