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Antidepressants safe for children and adolescents

Antidepressants are safe and effective for treating anxiety, OCD and major depressive disorder in children and adolescents, according to a meta-analysis of 27 major studies. The findings, published by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers in this week's JAMA, call into question the controversial "black box" warnings placed on the drugs by the FDA, which say antidepressant medications pose a small but significantly increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior for children and adolescents.

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