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Use and impact of antidepressants in the school setting
Author(s) -
Noggle Chad A.,
Dean Raymond S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/pits.20426
Subject(s) - antidepressant , psychology , psychiatry , reuptake inhibitor , depression (economics) , monoamine oxidase , population , monoamine oxidase a , monoamine neurotransmitter , adverse effect , serotonin , clinical psychology , medicine , pharmacology , anxiety , biochemistry , chemistry , receptor , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics , enzyme
Depression‐based presentations constitute some of the most commonly seen psychiatric manifestations within the school‐age population. In conjunction with increased numbers of children and adolescents being diagnosed with depressive symptomology over the past 2–3 decades, there has been seen a concurrent increase in the amount of antidepressant agents being prescribed within this group. This increase is largely related to the development of the newer class antidepressants, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin‐norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, which have demonstrated preferred efficacy and adverse effect profiles over the older monoamine oxidase inhibitors and tricyclics. This article discusses the primary differences between the various forms of antidepressants, including their utility and efficacy. Positive and negative impacts are also reviewed, including potential impact on schooling. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.