Usage des psychotropes et troubles psychiatriques en France : résultats de l'étude épidémiologique ESEMeD/MHEDEA 2000/ (ESEMeD) en population générale

Over the last two decades, use of AX-HY seems to have decreased in France, even though it remains higher than that observed in the other European countries participating in this study. This high use can be explained in part by the observation that, in around half the cases, it corresponds to occasional use. In contrast, the use of antidepressants has increased. In subjects with recent mood disorders or anxiety disorders, the use of AX-HY remains higher than that of antidepressants. Finally among users of AX-HY, only half of them had presented a mood disorder, anxiety disorder or alcohol use disorder during their lifetime, whereas this proportion rose to 80 % for users of antidepressants.