Article Related content Article metrics Rapid responses Response Rapid Response: Re: Most antidepressants are ineffective in children and teenagers, study shows Child and adolescent Psychiatry, as an established Medical Specialization, risks permanent extinction, since most of its pharmaceutical armamentarium, prescribed for a variety of common mental conditions, proved ineffective, or even harmful. [1][2][3] References [1] http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i545 [2] http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i65 [3] http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2550 Competing interests: No competing interests 14 June 2016 Stavros Saripanidis Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Thessaloniki, Greece
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Re: Most antidepressants are ineffective in children and teenagers, study shows
Child and adolescent Psychiatry, as an established Medical Specialization, risks permanent extinction, since most of its pharmaceutical armamentarium, prescribed for a variety of common mental conditions, proved ineffective, or even harmful. [1][2][3]
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[1] http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i545
[2] http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i65
[3] http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2550
Competing interests: No competing interests