Based on data on the Fort McMurray wildfires, it is predicted the COVID-19 pandemic could increase the number of antidepressant prescriptions up to 2.3 million during the acute event period, and up to almost 2.6 million during the post disaster steady state. This statistic shows the projected number of antidepressant prescriptions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, for three scenarios, as estimated in August 2020.
Projected number of antidepressant prescriptions in Canada during and after the COVID-19 disaster, by scenario*
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Deloitte. (August 7, 2020). Projected number of antidepressant prescriptions in Canada during and after the COVID-19 disaster, by scenario* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173319/covid-projected-impact-antidepressants-rx-in-canada/
Deloitte. "Projected number of antidepressant prescriptions in Canada during and after the COVID-19 disaster, by scenario*." Chart. August 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173319/covid-projected-impact-antidepressants-rx-in-canada/
Deloitte. (2020). Projected number of antidepressant prescriptions in Canada during and after the COVID-19 disaster, by scenario*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173319/covid-projected-impact-antidepressants-rx-in-canada/
Deloitte. "Projected Number of Antidepressant Prescriptions in Canada during and after The Covid-19 Disaster, by Scenario*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173319/covid-projected-impact-antidepressants-rx-in-canada/
Deloitte, Projected number of antidepressant prescriptions in Canada during and after the COVID-19 disaster, by scenario* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173319/covid-projected-impact-antidepressants-rx-in-canada/ (last visited August 11, 2022)
