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Antidepressant Use in a 3- to 12-Year Follow-up of Anxious Youth: Results from the CAMELS Trial.
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Child psychiatry and human development [Child Psychiatry Hum Dev] 2021 Feb; Vol. 52 (1), pp. 41-48. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The current study explored whether patient characteristics predicted patterns of antidepressant use (i.e., never used, single episode of use, or two or more episodes) in a naturalistic follow-up. Participants in the child/adolescent multimodal (CAMS) extended long-term study. (nā=ā318) indicated medication use over the course of eight follow-up visits, 3-12 years after receiving treatment in CAMS. 40.6% of participants reported never using an antidepressant during follow-up, 41.4% reported a single episode of antidepressant use, and 18.0% reported multiple episodes of antidepressant use. Greater baseline anxiety severity marginally predicted a single episode of antidepressant use; baseline depression severity predicted multiple episodes of use. Reasons for discontinuing antidepressants included perceived ineffectiveness (31.8%), side effects (25.5%), and improvement in symptoms (18.5%). Exploratory analyses examined predictors of medication use. Findings suggest that antidepressant use is common among anxious youth, as is discontinuation of antidepressant use. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety complications
Anxiety psychology
Anxiety Disorders complications
Anxiety Disorders psychology
Child
Depressive Disorder complications
Depressive Disorder psychology
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Young Adult
Antidepressive Agents therapeutic use
Anxiety therapy
Anxiety Disorders therapy
Depressive Disorder drug therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-3327
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Child psychiatry and human development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32253545
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-00983-w