The Fact That More Antidepressants Have Been Prescribed to Adolescents

question 34

Multiple Choice

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

• A)there may be a relationship between antidepressant use and lower suicide rates.
• B)antidepressants directly reduce suicide risk.
• C)antidepressants have been the treatment of choice for adolescent depression in recent decades.
• D)other forms of therapy are not as effective as antidepressants, at least for adolescents.

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