Posted by ed_uk on October 1, 2005, at 14:40:39
In reply to Re: UK Docs Told To Hold Antidepressants For Teens, posted by Emily Elizabeth on October 1, 2005, at 0:18:07
Hi!
>this part makes me nervous, "even for moderate-to-severe or psychotic depression." I have lots of faith in psychotherapy (I'm training to be a therapist!) but that sounds a little extreme to me.
It makes me a bit nervous too. I suppose they're just making the point that since SSRIs are rarely effective for childhood depression, and appear to cause considerably more severe side effects in children than in adults, there isn't that much point in using them as a first-line treatment, however severe the depression is.
Kind regards
~Ed
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