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Review
. 2004 Apr 10;328(7444):879-83.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7444.879.

Efficacy and safety of antidepressants for children and adolescents

Jon N Jureidini  1 , Christopher J Doecke, Peter R Mansfield, Michelle M Haby, David B Menkes, Anne L Tonkin
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Review

Efficacy and safety of antidepressants for children and adolescents

Jon N Jureidini et al. BMJ. .

Erratum in

  • BMJ. 2004 May 15;328(7449):1170

Abstract

How safe and effective are antidepressants in children and adolescents? The authors of this review have found disturbing shortcomings in the methods and reporting of trials of newer antidepressants in this patient group

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Weekly and overall adjusted mean scores on revised children's depression rating scale. Week 1, P=0.09; week 2, P=0.08; week 3, P=0.01; week 4, P=0.008; week 6, P=0.37; week 8, P=0.18; week 10, P=0.001; mean response, P=0.007. Reproduced, with permission, from JAMA 2003;290: 1033-41
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