Antidepressant use in children and adolescents: Practice touch points to guide paediatricians

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 549-553

  Oberlander, Tim F ^a,b   Miller, Anton R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression in children and youth; Management of depression in a paediatric community setting; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; SERTRALINE;

DEPRESSION; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW;

EID: 80655125227     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/16.9.549     Document Type: Review

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