title: How Should Pediatricians Approach the Depressed Adolescent?
abstract: Mood disorders, such as depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder, affect a large number of adolescents and impair their normal development. This chapter discusses the pediatrician's approaches to treatment of such disorders in adolescents and specifically addresses the role of pharmacotherapy in achieving the best therapeutic results.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, WAC 725, Boston, MA 02114-3139, USA.
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Bostic
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Wilens