Adolescent depression: assessment and treatment.
Recent recommendations include screening for depression in adolescents when systems for diagnosis, treatment, and follow up are in place; conducting a risk assessment of factors such as parental depression, comorbid mental health or chronic medical conditions, and having had a major negative life event; and that intervention with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor drugs when adequate monitoring is available, psychotherapy, and combined treatment have been found to be effective (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2009). Kayla benefited from this model of early detection through the school nurse and early intervention and satisfactory monitoring of treatment and safety.
Callan
Judith A
JA
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. callanja@pitt.edu
Howland
Robert H
RH
D000293:Adolescent; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011581:Psychological Tests; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005473:Fluoxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors