Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO recommendations on adolescent health: guidelines approved by the WHO guidelines review committee
Year of Publication2017
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
New
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.
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low