john h.

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Clinically the issue must be frustrating, in some cases what
choice does the clinician have, particularly given the suicide rate amongst
teenagers? Hard call, glad I'm not the one making the decisions, but in the
last few months a number of reports do strongly suggest much more prudence
is required. Sadly, recent analyses from the US suggest SSRI
anti-depressants prescripts for children are rising. Something must break
....


John H.

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Antidepressants And Children Not A Good Mix: Study
April 09, 2004

Antidepressants should not be prescribed as a medication for depression in
people under 18 years of age, an Australian research team has concluded.

Researchers analyzed existing results from six randomized controlled trials
of newer antidepressants and their use in children. The Australian review
team found "disturbing shortcomings", in the study results published on
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Effexor, Prozac,
Paxil and Zoloft. ...

bilz0r

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Well I mean, when its questionable whether SSRIs have any action at all,
it seems easy to believe giving them to children might be bad.

I say that because of a meta analysis published in the Cochrane database.

But then I read a meta analysis on the cough supressant dextromethorphan,
that said that there was no evidence that it worked... and I mean, it
works.

bilz0r

And sugar pills cure polio in some cases.