This is such annoying chart. It implies that that these countries on top have more depressed people, but it correlates more accurately with how accessible the antidepressants are
I don’t think it was designed to imply that. None of the language appears to steer the viewer to a specific conclusion, letting the viewer interpret it for themselves.
That being said, I would agree that the data itself represents both access to mental health care and culture (specifically, if that culture has a stigma against it).
I think some of the larger countries are not really useful in the dataset though. I’m curious how say, California and say, Alabama, would look in the dataset.
Considering that 100+ is red, most is orange, low is yellow, it looks like “look these are the bad countries with depressed people”.
I don’t think it was designed to imply that.
Are you suggesting that “Antidepressant Consumption” just accomplishes the goal of implying people are more depressed accidentally, then? It’s very effective, even if it tries to hide behind language.
Russia is just using Vodka.
In seriousness, this chart doesn’t reflect self-medication.
My takeaway: Be More Like Norway, with its higher susceptibility to seasonal affected disorder but low meds usage. It makes me think they’re doing something right.
Useless without actually showing what data was used to make this. Also, what does “number of antidepressants” mean exactly? Is the amount someone consumes, or the different brands they take?
More like a chart than a guide… still interesting, though