RFK Jr.’s War on Antidepressants Could Have Dire Consequences

Earlier this month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicked off Mental Health Awareness Month with the launch of several initiatives to reduce the prescription of antidepressants. Kennedy announced the plan—which includes new clinical guidelines, training for physicians, publishing new research on prescription trends, and changes in insurance billing—at a daylong mental health summit at the Make America Healthy Again Institute.“Psychiatric medications have a role in care...