Dr. Michael Scharf will discuss Antidepressant Medications and Suicidality in Youth: What's New, What's True, and What's a Parent to Do? in the Rehab Center Auditorium of the Rochester Psychiatric Center.

Depression, Anxiety disorders and other behavioral health problems increasingly impact children and adolescents. Antidepressant medications are often used or considered to help youth with their suffering, but questions and controversies remain about efficacy and risks, including the possibility that antidepressant medications may induce suicidal thoughts or behaviors. We invite you to join us as Dr. Scharf discusses the most current data and thinking about the benefits and risks of using antidepressants in youth.

[source: Mental Health Association e-mail, 2016-Nov-3]