2008 position paper on using SSRIs in children and adolescents

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-165

  Garland, E Jane ^a,b   Kutcher, Stan ^c   Virani, Adil ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RELAPSE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 70349176288     PISSN: 17198429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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