Bibliographic Info
GuidelineUpdate of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guidelines for mental, neurological and substance use disorders, 2015
Year of Publication2015
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
When psychosocial interventions prove ineffective, fluoxetine (but not other Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or Tricyclic Antidepressants) may be offered in adolescents with moderate-severe depressive episode/disorder. The intervention should only be offered under supervision of a specialist.