A common antidepressant medication has no clinically relevant benefit for depressed children and teens, but carries...
After Reexamining Study Data, Researchers Dispute Approval of Commonly Prescribed Antidepressant for Children and Teens
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Children and Teens Articles
ADHD Diagnosis Does Not Lead to Improved Quality of Life, But Doubles Teens’ Risk of Self-Harm, Researchers Say
The research is the latest to suggest the harms of diagnosis and drug treatment for ADHD outweigh benefits that are...
No Convincing Evidence of Long-Term Benefit to Children from ADHD Treatment, Researchers Say
New research is the latest to find that ADHD drugs likely expose children to more harm than benefit. A new study that...
Screening Teens for Depression Does Not Reduce Suicidal Behavior, Study Finds
New research undermines the primary reason for the screening and lends support to concerns it leads to overdiagnosing...
New Research Links ADHD Drugs to an Increased Risk of Depression in Children
Labeling and drugging children for ADHD puts them at risk of serious side effects and teaches them they need a pill to...
National Suicide Prevention Month:Â Parents Need to Know the Suicide Risk to Children from Antidepressants
Suicide prevention groups should include antidepressants as a suicide risk factor, as research confirms the link to...
Citizens Commission on Human Rights Exposes Concern about Mental Health Rights of Children in the Nation’s Capital
After new allegations of abuses at Saint Elizabeths Hospital surface, citizens air concerns about violations of...