Treating major depression in children and adolescents

doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7438.525

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Depressed adolescents may lose out

Kenneth D Shenderey, senior partner in general practice (ken@shenderey.com)

Medical Centre, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14 6DX

EDITOR—Ramchandani discusses the treatment of major depressive disorder in children and adolescents.1 The conclusion of the Committee on Safety of Medicines is based on two premises: lack of effectiveness and increased risk of suicide.

None of the evidence stacks up. …