The Fact That More Antidepressants Have Been Prescribed to Adolescents

question 27

Multiple Choice

The fact that more antidepressants have been prescribed to adolescents in recent decades while the adolescent suicide rate has gone down provides evidence that:

• A) there is a correlation between antidepressant use in adolescents and lower suicide rates
• B) antidepressants directly reduce suicide risk
• C) antidepressants are the treatment of choice for adolescent depression
• D) other forms of therapy are not as effective as antidepressants, at least for adolescents

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