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Some practitioners have opted to stop prescribing these drugs in answer to the FDA's call. Others are waiting for more conclusive evidence. Some say that it is detrimental to the young people who need treatment to withhold the drugs.

What teachers and parents particularly need is more information that is solid, valid and reliable in order to support the young people in their care who may be struggling with depression. I am strongly suggesting that we all arm ourselves with information from a variety of sources, including young people who have first hand experience with depression and can enlighten us on what methods best support them.

I am including here a list of websites both on general information about depression in young children and the on-going issue of drugs and their effectiveness. Let us keep up with the research and reporting that is going on, examine it all critically and make informed and rational decisions about how to support our young people.

General facts: http://www.oregoncounseling.org/Handouts... Understanding and dealing with depression. 6-12 years old. One page compilation of all the pertinent facts.by Michael G. Conner

http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorde... Depression in children and adolescents- a fact sheet for physicians. Very detailed with many references.

http://www.psycom.net/depression.central... Depression in children and adolescents. A collection of links

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20001115/2297.ht... Depression in children and adolescents. American Family Physician, November 15, 2000.

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/me... Depression and suicide in children and adolescents. Part of a Surgeon General Mental health report.

http://www.wingofmadness.com/articles/ch... Children and depression. Wings of madness says it is one of the oldest sites on internet about depression.

http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsf... The depressed child American academy of child and adolescent psychiatry. Updated July 2004 with links to other fact sheets on related topics.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depress... A guide book on depression. National institute of mental health.

Treatment: drugs and/or psychotherapy

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/85/9... Childhood depression: matter of live or death. April 2002.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/12/health... New warnings sought on anti-depressants. Sept.12,2004

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