A new poll of 512 parents with children under 18 from Columbia University’s Carmel Hill Center for Early Diagnosis and Treatment shows that most parents are concerned about teen depression, yet many feel uncertain about treating adolescents with medication. The survey, conducted amidst the current controversy over anti-depressant safety, shows that:
- 68% of parents fear that anti-depressants are being over-prescribed to young people
- 31% of parents believe that teens are harmed by anti-depressants and 31% say they are not
- Parents who consider anti-depressants harmful cite suicide, brain development and weight gain or loss as possible side effects
- A majority of parents worry that most teens suffering from depression are not receiving treatment
- Over half of parents believe that many teenagers receiving treatment for depression don’t have the disorder
Read the full study’s results here.
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