Adolescents And Prozac
Depression - adolescents; Teenage depression
Treatment
Treatment options for adolescents with depression include:
- Supportive care from a medical provider
- Talk therapy
- Antidepressant medications (possibly)
Treatment should be tailored to the teenager, and the symptoms. Families often help in treating adolescent depression.
MEDICATION
The first medication tried is usually a type of antidepressant called a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Fluoxetine (Prozac) and escitalopram...
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