40,000 Children on Prozac 'Just Need to Talk'

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For the first time, national guidelines have been issued telling doctors not to prescribe pills as a 'first line' remedy for depression in under-18s.
Instead, GPs should offer children psychological 'talking' therapies, says the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.


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As a child psychologist, I have to say thank-you NIMH!!

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This article is from Daily Mail, a British publication: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/dailymail/home.html?in_page_id=1766

These new regulations refer to antidepressant prescribing in England.