I cant believe that antidepressants are prescribed to much by Physicians, and are virtually unregulated in dosage. This is why there is such a high percentage of prescription drug abuse in America. If all antidepressant prescriptions were issued by Psychiatrists who know what they are doing and can control the dosage we wouldn't have this problem.
Perhaps what we should do instead of prescribing antidepressants without any form of counseling is that we should do more research into why people are so depressed, and treat accordingly.
Also not smiling all the time does not indicate depression, it is normal. Besides there is a huge difference between Cynicism and depression. Cynicism is based on the reality of a situation, true depression is a chemical imbalance. Pessimism on the other hand is mild depression and should be looked at by either a Psychologist or a Psychiatrist.
