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Nearly 1 in 5 Americans filled a prescription for a mental health condition during the pandemic
By: Newsy Staff
and last updated 2021-05-19 16:39:14-04
Thereâs no such thing as a magic pill. During the pandemic, nearly 65 million people thatâs one in five Americans have filled prescription medication to help with a mental health condition.
Experts note it can take some fine-tuning before getting on a medicinal regime that works for a person. So how can someone know if they need meds? Therapy can give you the tools and skills to be able to manage and cope with the symptoms. But the medication is going to address the biological aspects of those disorders, Dr. Erlanger Turner, an assistant professor of psychology at Pepperdine University and the author of Mental Health Among African Americans: Innovations in Research and Practice, told Newsy.
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