A recent study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health found that teens who don't respond to an initial treatment for depression often respond when the treatment is changed. The study was conducted in six clinics with 334 teens, 12 to 18 years old, who had not responded well to a first treatment course.

"About 55 percent of those who switched to either type of medication and added CBT [cognitive behavioral therapy] responded, while 41 percent of those who switched to another medication alone responded."

Results of the study should be encouraging to teens and families of teens who have been struggling with depression without seeing many positive results from treatment. Read more at NIH.gov.

An adolescent residential treatment center, like Aspen Ranch in Utah, offers treatment programs for troubled teens and way to help their families. Learn more at AspenRanch.com.

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