Why are pediatric primary care providers reluctant to prescribe antidepressants to teens?

Clin Pract (Lond). 2014 Jul 1;11(4):393-396. doi: 10.2217/cpr.14.30.

Authors

Ana Radovic¹, Elizabeth Miller¹, Bradley Stein²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Oakland Medical Building, 3420 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA and RAND Corporation, 4570 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: adolescent; antidepressant agents; depressive disorder; physician's practice patterns; primary healthcare.

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