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Utah/Statistical claims/LDS use of antidepressants
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Criticism
Critics charge that the rate of antidepressant use is much higher among Mormons than the general population. They claim this is evidence that participation in the LDS Church is inordinately stressful due to pressure for Mormons to appear "perfect."
Source(s) of the criticism
Kent Ponder, Ph.D., "Mormon Women, Prozac® and Therapy," unpublished, 2003.
Response
Conclusion
Endnotes
Further reading
FAIR wiki articles
FAIR web site
- Tim Heaton, "Dealing with Demographics", 2002 FAIR Conference presentation.