er professor emerita i psykiatri ved Universitetet i Oslo. Hun har tatt doktorgraden omkring selvmord og selvmordsforsøk og har vært engasjert i forskning på flere områder innen barnepsykiatrien.
Ved depresjon hos barn og unge skal medikamenter som hovedsak ikke gis som første behandling, og aldri alene
Bare fluoksetin har vist entydig bedre effekt enn placebo
Kunnskapsgrunnlaget er ellers mangelfullt, men sertralin, citalopram og escitalopram kan prøves hos ungdommer hvis annen behandling ikke har gitt effekt
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