A Commentary on “Editor’s Perspective: Do Antidepressants Work in Kids?”
The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Volume 1, Number 4, October 2010
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/ccprv1n4/
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Peter Parry, MD
In the September 2010 issue of The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Dr. Fisher neatly explains the meaning of Number Needed to Treat (NNT) and Number Needed to Harm (NNH), which can be a shorthand way of assessing whether to prescribe or not, and then applies this to the question of SSRI antidepressants in pediatrics.
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Peter Parry, MD
Child & adolescent psychiatrist; medical director, child & youth mental health services at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia; senior lecturer, University of Queensland, visiting senior lecturer, Flinders University
Dr. Parry has disclosed that he has no relevant relationship or financial interest in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.