Depression Series: Common Treatment Options for Depression in Children and Adolescents

Part two in a two-part series helping primary care providers address depression in children and adolescents. Dr. Aishwarya Rajagopalan, child and adolescent psychiatrist, walks us through the next steps for PCPs after making a depression diagnoses. She discusses how to discern severity and outlines commonly and less commonly prescribed medications for depression. She also provides an overview of psychotherapy models used for treating depressive symptoms in this population.