Antidepressant Drug Use in Children

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Tip 1 - The Safety of Antidepressants in Childhood Depression

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Thomas Capp | permalink

For further reading: http://www.kidsmentalhealth.org/the-safety-of-antidepressants-in-childhood-depression/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - Antidepressant Drug Use In Children : Suicide risks exaggerated? - Harvard Health

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bez Bezuidenhout | permalink

BOSTON - New research is shedding light on the ongoing controversy over whether antidepressant medications help depressed children and adolescents - and how the benefits compare to the risk of suicidal impulses and attempts, reports the June issue of...
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For further reading: http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/antidepressant_drug_use_in_children ^[2]

Tip 3 - Which Kids Need Antidepressants?

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Debra Burley | permalink

Medication helps depressed kids -- but only those whose symptoms are severe enough to warrant antidepressant treatment, an analysis of clinical trial data suggests.
Tags: Childhood depression treatment, antidepressants children, kids depression, teen depression treatment, teen depression, do antidepressants work for kids, child antidepressant efficacy, child antidepressant risk, child depression placebo, antidepressant placebo, Jeffrey Bridge, Graham Emslie, Daniel DeNoon

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20081201/which-kids-need-antidepressants ^[3]