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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ852167
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jul
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0890-8567
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Escitalopram in the Treatment of Adolescent Depression: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Multisite Trial
Emslie, Graham J.; Ventura, Daniel; Korotzer, Andrew; Tourkodimitris, Stavros
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, v48 n7 p721 Jul 2009
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that involves 312 male and female patients aged 12-17 reveal the effectiveness of escitalopram in the treatment of depressed adolescents. Eighty-three percent of the participants or 259 participants completed the 8 weeks therapy period.
Descriptors: Patients, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents, Control Groups, Drug Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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