Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Antidepressants Plus Talk Therapy Are Effective Therapy For Teen Depression
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions press release at Science Daily - "A new study from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and 12 other medical centers shows the most effective treatment for adolescents with major depressive disorder is a combination of antidepressants and psychotherapy. Researchers say the study's findings indicate this combination treatment may be best for both improving depression and reducing the level of suicidal thinking in adolescents. The multicenter Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) clinical trial, sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, is believed to be the first to examine the individual and combined effectiveness of the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) and cognitive behavioral ('talk') therapy in depressed adolescents. The findings are published in the August 18th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association..." See also the article in JAMA, Fluoxetine, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Their Combination for Adolescents With Depression.