Should we use antidepressants for the treatment of major depressive disorder in children and adolescents?

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-90

  Birmaher, Boris ^a   Brent, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; MIRTAZAPINE; NEFAZODONE; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REMISSION; SIDE EFFECT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 22344446574     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462005000200001     Document Type: Editorial

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