Drugs.com: Escitalopram reduces symptoms of anxiety in teens
Outlet covers UC research that points to a possible new treatment for adolescent anxiety
For adolescents with generalized anxiety disorder, UC research has shown that the medication escitalopram could reduce symptoms. The study was published online Aug. 25 in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Jeffrey Strawn, MD, associate professor and anxiety expert in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati, and colleagues treated adolescents with anxiety disorder with escitalopram or a placebo for eight weeks to see if improvement occurred.
"For clinicians treating anxious adolescents, this study provides preliminary answers to important questions about the effectiveness of this treatment," Strawn says.
Read the full Drugs.com story.
Psych Central also reported on this research.
Read the full UC News release.
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