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Home » Assessing Depression in Adolescents

Assessing Depression in Adolescents

September 1, 2010
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

What To Ask?
Some key questions to help you ascertain depression in your adolescent patients

  • Have you been feeling irritable or angry?

  • Have you been getting in more fights than usual with your parents or siblings?

  • Do you have such a hard time waking up in the morning that you’re often late for school?

  • How are you doing with you schoolwork? How long does it take you to get through an assignment?

  • Do you have any friends who have thought about suicide?

  • Have your friends been worried that you might be suicidal?


Resources for Understanding the FDA's Black Box Warning

Rappaport N et al., J Pediatr 2006;148:567–568. View it online at http://bit.ly/9wq19s

Rappaport N et al., J Pediatr 2005; 147(6):719–720 View it online at http://bit.ly/a5av4w

Visit www.nancyrappaport.com/publications for more information on treating depression in adolescents
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