Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS)
A combination of psychotherapy and antidepressant medication appears to be the most effective treatment for adolescents with major depressive disorder—more than medication alone or psychotherapy alone, according to results from a major clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study was published in the October 2007 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
Read the NIMH press release about TADS…
Related Health Information
- Combination Treatment Most Effective in Adolescents with Depression
- Questions and Answers about TADS
- Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents: Information for Parents and Caregivers
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Depression in Children and Adolescents
- Depression
- Clinical trial information about the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) from ClinicalTrials.gov
Surgeon General Reports
- “Children and Mental Health” — Chapter Three from Mental Health: Report of the Surgeon General
- Report of the Surgeon General’s Conference on Children's Mental Health: A National Action Agenda