Mental disorders frequently begin in childhood or adolescence. Psychotropic medications
have various indications for the treatment of mental disorders in this age group and are used …

Objective: The authors sought to identify scalable evidence-based suicide prevention
strategies. Methods: A search of PubMed and Google Scholar identified 20,234 articles …

ContextIn 2002, an estimated 877 000 lives were lost worldwide through suicide. Some
developed nations have implemented national suicide prevention plans. Although these …

This practice parameter describes the epidemiology, clinical picture, differential diagnosis,
course, risk factors, and pharmacological and psychotherapy treatments of children and …

Objective: In 2003 and 2004, US and European regulators issued public health warnings
about a possible association between antidepressants and suicidal thinking and behavior …

Background Depressive disorders are common in young people and are associated with
significant negative impacts. Newer generation antidepressants, particularly selective …

Objectives Although several studies have reviewed the suicidal risk of antidepressants, the
conclusions remain inconsistent. We, therefore, performed a meta-analysis of observational …

Background: It is unclear whether the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
and other antidepressant drugs reduce the risk of suicide in people with depression. We …

CONTEXT. Depression among youth is a disabling condition that is associated with serious
long-term morbidities and suicide. OBJECTIVE. To assess the health effects of routine …

Objective: In 2002, 264 children and adolescents ages 5–14 died by suicide in the United
States, the fifth leading cause of death. Of these suicides, 260 were in the 10–14 year age …