R.F.K. Jr.’s Newest Mission: Getting Us Off Antidepressants
June 22, 2026
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as posted by the channelIn his latest public health crusade, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, is asking why millions of Americans have been taking psychiatric drugs for far longer than ever intended.
In the process, he’s highlighting an open secret in medicine: that doctors are better at starting drug treatments than at stopping them, and that patients who want to end their treatment are increasingly taking matters into their own hands.
Ellen Barry, a mental health reporter, takes us inside the growing movement to “deprescribe.”
GuestEllen Barry () , a reporter covering mental health for The New York Times.
Background readingSome psychiatrists fear that Mr. Kennedy’s call to rein in the use of depression medications will drive patients away from care. ()
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