Background and Objectives.—Children's psychosocial problems are prevalent but often
inaccurately diagnosed. This study investigated primary care clinicians'(PCCs) use of …

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are designed to treat adults, but are
increasingly prescribed for adolescents. SSRIs might cause permanent changes in …

This study examined changes in the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses at admission
among children and adolescents treated for mental health problems in psychiatric inpatient …

Objective: Adolescent depression is a serious and undertreated public health problem.
Nonetheless, pediatric primary care providers (PCPs) may have low rates of antidepressant …

Treatment outcome data for childhood social anxiety are scant. Studies that do exist support
the efficacy of both pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions. Aside from case …

PURPOSE: The recent black box warning on antidepressants has drawn attention to
controversies regarding the treatment of adolescent depression in primary care settings, but …

Objective. Recent reports suggest a trend of increasing prevalence of psychotropic drug
prescriptions among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); however …

Introducción: existe controversia sobre el tipo de profesional más adecuado–pediatras
(PED) o médicos de familia/generales (MF/MG)–para prestar atención sanitaria a niños y …

Background: At present, there are scarce clinical and basic lab data concerning the risk of
acute serotonin toxicity from selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and 3, 4 …

Among pediatricians, perceived knowledge of efficacy, tolerability, dosing, and side effects
of antidepressants represent significant sources of variability in the use of these medications …