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The Hard Shoulder Highlights

The Hard Shoulder Highlights with Kieran Cuddihy on Newstalk. Join Kieran every weekday afternoon from 4-7pm for a round-up of the day’s events, interviews with the people at the centre of the stories – and a bit of craic along the way. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Are antidepressants being over-prescribed?

Prescriptions for eight antidepressants available from the HSE increased by 64% between 2009 and 2017.  Is this because people were more likely to attend their GP with feelings of depression or anxiety? Or is it because GPs are more prepared to prescribe medication rather than talk therapy? So what’s really happening in general practice? Should therapies be offered on a more consistent basis?  Dr. Brendan O’Shea, Family Doctor, joined Ivan on this evening's edition of the Hard Shoulder to tell him how GP surgeries are largely 'putting out fires'.