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March 3, 2026Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry2 citationsOpen Access

Persistence of antidepressant treatment in children and adolescents: A population-based cohort study

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GKGizat M. KassieJIJenni IlomakiSWStephen J Wood

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  • The study aims to investigate the duration of antidepressant use among children and adolescents and its appropriateness.
  • Analysis of population-based data on antidepressant prescriptions
  • Focus on children and adolescents
  • Assessment of treatment persistence over a period of 1-2 years
  • Demonstrated that prolonged use of antidepressants is common beyond 1-2 years
  • Identified an increasing trend in the duration of treatment over time

Abstract

Persistent antidepressant use beyond 1 or 2 years is common among children and adolescents and shows an increasing trend over time. The reasons for and appropriateness of prolonged treatment with antidepressants in this population warrant further investigation.

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Kassie et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a67ed1f353c071a6f0a5a1https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674261418458
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