Are too many children being given antidepressants?

Recent reports that found adolescents are being prescribed antidepressants by GPs – against NHS guidance that says they should be offered psychotherapy first. Eve Simmons opens up about her struggle with anxiety as a teen, and how an understanding GP who prescribed Prozac was the answer to her problems. With ever growing waiting lists to see mental health specialists, what other choices are there? The Medical Minefield team speak with Dr Ian Goodyer, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist based at the University of Cambridge, and to Ruth Glover, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Director at Open Door.

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