Clinical practice guideline for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with major and persistent depressive disorders
This updated Practice Parameter from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry identifies supportive measures as first line for mild forms of depression, followed by psychotherapy and then medication for increasingly more severe forms of the condition.
Walter, H. J., Abright, A. R., Bukstein, O. G., Diamond, J., Keable, H., Ripperger-Suhler, J., & Rockhill, C. (2023). Clinical practice guideline for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with major and persistent depressive disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 62(5), 479-502.
https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(22)01852-4/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email