~15% people with depression see very large benefit from antidepressants, but and the general population does see some benefit. So the drug companies aren’t at fault any more than makers of antibiotic are at fault when someone prescribes them for a viral infection.
The problem is it’s very easy to prescribe something and much harder to verify it’s working. Just look at everyone who genuinely believes in homeopathy etc that are dependent on the placebo effect. You hand out a drug and people say it’s making a difference in their life so you keep prescribing it.
The problem is it’s very easy to prescribe something and much harder to verify it’s working. Just look at everyone who genuinely believes in homeopathy etc that are dependent on the placebo effect. You hand out a drug and people say it’s making a difference in their life so you keep prescribing it.