Adolescent Depression and Antidepressant

Aim: To review antidepressant in litter therapeutic effect in the treatment of adolescent depression, and more side effect of switching to mania and suicide, including non-suicidal self injury(NSSI).

Methods: To re-understand the antidepressants in treatment child and adolescent depressionby retrieving the related reference and assess the therapeutic effect and side effects.

Results: The related reference show that antidepressant have litter therapeutic effect more side effect of switching to mania and suicide, NSSI.in the treatment of child and adolescent depression

Conclusion: Antidepressants are the main drugs used to treat depression, but they have not shown intreatment child and adolescent depression.However, many adolescent treatment guidelines still recommend the use of antidepressants, especially specific serotonin reuptake inhibitors(SSRI). This review discusses the serious side effects associated with antidepressant drugs. In the process of developing guidelines, drug recommendations should not only focus on improving symptoms, but also pay special attention to side effects.

Keywords: Adolescent Depression, Antidepressant, Switch, Suicide, NSSI.