Yet, physicians wrote some 4 to 6 million prescriptions in 1992 for patients 18 and under. There is more to it than that. The physician has been consulted by parents worried about a depressed youngster. The observation that clinicians continue to prescribe in the absence of scientific data reflects their limited options. Clinicians will be delighted to learn that the NIMH intends to take the initiative in contracting for community trials of interventions for disorders that produce considerable morbidity but lack a validated treatment protocol.
Adolescent depression is one such disorder.
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