antidepressants
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Antidepressants for children and teenagers: what works?
Prescriptions for teenagers are rising. Research has found that the number of 12 to 17 year olds prescribed antidepressants more than doubled between 2005 and 2017. More recent information suggests that prescriptions have continued to increase, especially during the pandemic.
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Machine Learning: Predicting Early Outcomes of Antidepressants in Children
In this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Paul Croarkin and Dr. Arjun Athreya to discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Evidence for machine learning guided early prediction of acute outcomes in the treatment of depressed children and adolescents with antidepressants’.
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Prescribing in the dark: off-label drug treatments for children with insomnia
Insomnia is a common problem in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs), and has a profound effect on quality-of-life.
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CAMH Editorial: Volume 23, Issue 3, September 2018
“Antidepressants and the depressed adolescent” by Ian M. Goodyer
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CAMH Editorial: Volume 22, Issue 2, May 2017
“Pharmacotherapy and adolescent depression – an important treatment option” by Bernadka Durbicka & David Brent.
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