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Editorial
. 2025 Apr;59(4):304-306.
doi: 10.1177/00048674241312795. Epub 2025 Jan 22.

Addressing the undertreatment of mood disorders in Australian youth

Jason P Connor  1   2 , James G Scott  3   4   5 , Wayne D Hall  2 , Phong K Thai  6
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Editorial

Addressing the undertreatment of mood disorders in Australian youth

Jason P Connor et al. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2025 Apr.
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Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Prevalence of any 12-month mental health disorder in Australia, by age (data from the National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Antidepressant use in Australia by age (data from de Oliveira Costa et al. (2023)).
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