The research adventure continues into two key questions in depression treatment: Are antidepressants safe and effective for kids? And, Will drugs alone provide relief?
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According to findings published in Archives of General Psychiatry, depressed teens recover well with Prozac or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), but respond best when the two are combined. When therapy is added to Prozac treatment, any increased risk of suicidal thinking related to the drug disappears.
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The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) category of drugs have been on the scene for over 20 years since it was discovered that... Read more »
A fairly common scenario is that you're on a medication that works well initially, but after a while, it works less, and ultimately stops... Read more »
Some truly awful news--that more children and teens killed themselves in 2005 than in the year before--casts new light on the... Read more »
You can stop feeling like it's your fault that you haven't found an antidepressant that works. Not that you should have ever felt that way... Read more »
Autism is a neurological disorder which effects approximately 1 in every 110 children, boys more than girls, in the United States. It is... Read more »
The teenage years are enough to make any parent cringe. Living with a teen is spending your days waiting for the next battle to erupt, only to be... Read more »
Marijuana use in teens can trigger neurological changes in the brain that can have effects on mood and anxiety levels that last into adulthood,... Read more »
Daytrana patch drugmaker Shire pharma says the drug is helpful and safe for adolescents with ADHD. A clinical trial on teens between the age of 13... Read more »
This is a study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Zoloft compared to a placebo in children and teens who suffer from post-traumatic stress... Read more »
This is a study to determine how to best treat adolescents with depression that is resistant to the first SSRI antidepressant they have tried. This... Read more »
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