CHILDREN and MEDICATION for
DEPRESSION RESOURCES
These are Children and Medication for Depression Resources.
Please also see:
Children and Medication for "ADHD" || Children and Medication for "Behavioral Disorders"
Children and Medication for "Early Puberty" || "Chemical Restraints"
General Children and Medication Resources
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Organizations/Agencies)
Children and Psychiatric Medications
Information for parents amd professionals from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Children 'Should Not Take Seroxat'
BBC News, June 10, 2003
Depression in Children & Adolescents
Fact sheet for physicians, from the National Institute of Mental Health, regarding diagnostic and treatment guidelines for depressed children and youth.
Depression Drugs' Risks to Kids Kept Secret
WebMD Medical News, April 22, 2004
FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Cautions for Use of Antidepressants in Adults and Children
FDA Talk Paper, March 22, 2004
FDA Links Antidepressants, Youth Suicide Risk
Washington Post, February 3, 2004
Medicines For Teens Backfire
Cincinnati Post, April 18, 2000
More U.S. Kids Taking Meds for Behavior, Depression
Reuters Health, March 28, 2002
N.Y. Sues Paxil Maker Over Studies On Children
Washington Post, June 3, 2004
Psychiatric Medications for Children & Adolescents: Questions to Ask
List of suggested questions parents should ask before agreeing to psychiatric medication treatment for their children and adolescents, from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Psychotherapy May Be as Useful as Drugs in Treating Depression, Study Suggests
A.P.A. Monitor, September, 1999
Trends in the Prescribing of Psychotropic Medications to Preschoolers
Journal of the American Medical Association, February 23, 2000 [PDF]
Use of Antidepressants in the Treatment of Child and Adolescent Depression: Are They Effective?
Research abstract originally published in Pediatric Nursing, 1999.
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
(click here for Articles/Information/Research)
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20016-3007
Phone: (202) 966-7300
www.aacap.org
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Blvd.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098
Phone: (847) 434-4000
www.aap.org
American Counseling Association
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304-3300
TDD: (703) 823-6862
Toll-free: 1-800-347-6647
www.counseling.org
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: (202) 336-5510
Toll-free: 1-800-374-2721
www.apa.org
Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities
1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 850
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 794-2583
healthychild.ucla.edu
The ChildTrauma Academy
5161 San Felipe, Suite 320
Houston, TX 77056
Phone: (713) 818-3967
www.childtrauma.org
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
Phone: (703) 684-7722
Toll-free: 1-800-969-NMHA
www.nmha.org
National Institute of Mental Health: Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders
6001 Executive Blvd.
Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: (301) 443-4513
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/childqa.cfm
Report from NIMH on the treatment of children with mental/emotional disorders; includes sections on medications and other treatments; info on commonly-prescribed psychotropic medications, side effects, and the approved ages for prescriptions.
