Depression rates are rising and researchers and clinicians now say that depression often begins in childhood. Kathleen P. Hockey is a licensed social worker who has also suffered from depression.

2001). Given that women are almost twice as likely to experience depression compared to men (Gaynes et al., 2005; Kessler et al., 2003; Kessler et al., 2005) and that the majority of women age 15 to ...

The paucity of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) studies in child and adolescent psychiatry represents a serious frustration for clinicians treating youth with major depression (MD).