Children and Depression

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Children and Depression

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2009-05-04

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Studies have shown that children and adolescents with depression who are treated with antidepressants show a significant improvement in their depressive symptoms. In addition, although the FDA found that children have a higher rate of suicidal thoughts when treated with antidepressants, this article found no difference in the amount of suicidal thoughts/attempts between children treated with antidepressant medication and children treated with placebo. This indicates that the benefits of antidepressants in children outweigh the risks in most cases.

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Goulet, Bridgette. (2009). Children and Depression. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/49566.

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