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12 February 2004
BRUSSELS – One Belgian person in 16 suffers from depression, two Flemish newspapers reported on Thursday.
Citing recent official statistics, Het Niewsblad and Het Volk said the number of people using anti-depressants increased by 9 percent in 2003 compared to the previous year.
Compared to 1997, the number of Belgians taking medication for depression has rocketed by 40 percent, the two newspapers added.
[Copyright Expatica News 2004]
Subject: Belgian news