| Publications [#349362] of Scott N. Compton
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- Kagan, ER; Frank, HE; Norris, LA; Palitz, SA; Chiappini, EA; Knepley, MJ; Crane, ME; Phillips, KE; Ginsburg, GS; Keeton, C; Albano, AM; Piacentini, J; Peris, T; Compton, S; Sakolsky, D; Birmaher, B; Kendall, PC (2021). Antidepressant Use in a 3- to 12-Year Follow-up of Anxious Youth: Results from the CAMELS Trial.. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev, 52(1), 41-48. [doi]
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Abstract: The current study explored whether patient characteristics predicted patterns of antidepressant use (i.e., never used, single episode of use, or two or more episodes) in a naturalistic follow-up. Participants in the child/adolescent multimodal (CAMS) extended long-term study. (n = 318) indicated medication use over the course of eight follow-up visits, 3-12 years after receiving treatment in CAMS. 40.6% of participants reported never using an antidepressant during follow-up, 41.4% reported a single episode of antidepressant use, and 18.0% reported multiple episodes of antidepressant use. Greater baseline anxiety severity marginally predicted a single episode of antidepressant use; baseline depression severity predicted multiple episodes of use. Reasons for discontinuing antidepressants included perceived ineffectiveness (31.8%), side effects (25.5%), and improvement in symptoms (18.5%). Exploratory analyses examined predictors of medication use. Findings suggest that antidepressant use is common among anxious youth, as is discontinuation of antidepressant use. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.
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