Figure 2. Correlation between Psychotropic Medicine Consumption and Life Expectancy in 65 Countries in 2019 by Life Expectancy
Note . From “Psychotropic medicine consumption in 65 countries and regions, 2008–19: a longitudinal study,” by Brauer, et al., 2021. Lancet Psychiatry, 8(12): pp. 1071-1082. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9766760/). Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine (NLM).. in psychotropic medication consumption and the prevalence of mental illnesses. Also, lower-income countries have a high prevalence of mental disorders but a relatively low rate of psychotropic medication consumption. See Figure 3. Figure 3: Correlation between Psychotropic Medicine Consumption and Prevalence of Mental Disorders in 65 Countries and Regions in 2019 by Prevalence of Mental Disorders Researchers have also found a link between the trend of psychotropic medication consumption and the prevalence of mental disorders. In high-income and lower-middle-income countries, there is no significant association between changes
Note . From “Psychotropic medicine consumption in 65 countries and regions, 2008–19: a longitudinal study,” by Brauer, et al., 2021. Lancet Psychiatry, 8(12): pp. 1071-1082. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9766760/). Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine (NLM)..
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