Background Questions concerning the safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
(SSRIs) in the treatment of depression in children led us to compare and contrast published …

Major depression affects 3 to 5 percent of children and adolescents. Depression negatively
impacts growth and development, school performance, and peer or family relationships and …

Reporting bias represents a major problem in the assessment of health care interventions.
Several prominent cases have been described in the literature, for example, in the reporting …

Methods Having criticised the way in which Keller et al interpreted the results of their study, 3
4 we sought to check the quality of methods and reporting of other published trials of newer …

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) has been extensively researched and shown to be
solidly underpinned by evidence. Broadly applicable across a wide range of personal and …

This leading practitioner's guide, now thoroughly updated, examines the nature of
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and provides a complete framework for planning and …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are widely used antidepressant drugs that
increase the extracellular levels of serotonin by blocking the reuptake activity of the …

Where did professional social work originate from? How effective are social work
interpretations in the lives of vulnerable people? A Textbook of Social Work provides a …

Debating Special Education is a provocative yet timely book examining a range of criticisms
made of special education in recent years. Michael Farrell analyses several key debates in …

Human and animal studies suggest an intriguing relationship between the immune system
and the development of depression. Some peripherally produced cytokines, such as TNF-α …