Tag: children and severe depression
After the Black-Box: Majority of Children Starting SSRIs Still Receiving Too...
In 2004, the FDA added a black-box warning to SSRI antidepressants on the increased risk of suicide among children taking these drugs. A new study suggests that this warning has increased the proportion of children who begin an antidepressant on a low dose, but the majority are still receiving higher than recommended doses.
