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Paxil Said Ineffective for Depressed Kids

By John M Grohol PsyD
June 21, 2004

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, which is being sued for allegedly concealing negative information on the effects of its Paxil anti-depressant on children, admitted this week that the drug didn’t show a benefit over a sugar pill when treating depression in children.

Better late than never I suppose… The full list of studies, called for by the medical journal The Lancet is also available from the Glaxo Web site. The Lancet has been an outspoken critic of Glaxo throughout this process.

Dr. John Grohol is the CEO and founder of Psych Central. He has been writing about online behavior, mental health and psychology issues, and the intersection of technology and psychology since 1992.

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