Antidepressant scripts for kids: ‘We don’t have enough resources and services are scarce’
Canberra child psychiatrist Dr Deepa Singhal says societal changes are piling pressure on under-18s.
Social media and the cost of living are adding to the childhood mental health burden and the resultant rise in antidepressant prescribing, a child psychiatrist says.
Research suggests that mental illness in children and young people is 50% more common than around two decades ago.
