Despite being a first-line treatment for adolescent depression and anxiety, antidepressant drugs appear to have questionable efficacy and carry an increased risk of adverse effects in this population.

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The warnings say that antidepressants might be associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and teens, and were intended to prompt doctors to more closely monitor young people ...

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Treatments may include a type of antidepressant called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), beta-blockers (to reduce the physical symptoms associated with anxiety), or benzodiazepines ...

Consumers must be informed that a percentage of those taking psychotropic drugs may experience violent, even homicidal, and ...