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Psychiatry/Neuroscience

Treatment-resistant Depression in Adolescents: Assessment and Management

Around 40% of depressed youth will not respond to initial treatment with an SSRI.
CME credit is no longer available for this conference.

Course Authors

David Brent, M.D.

Release Date: 09/21/2009

 
Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:

  • Provide definitions of adequate treatment and treatment-resistant depression

  • Present a guide to the assessment of the adolescent with treatment- resistant depression

  • Describe a treatment approach to the adolescent with treatment-resistant depression.

 

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