A review of research advances in the clinical management of adolescent depression

Abstract

With the change of time and the development of society, in recent years, the problem of depression among adolescents has attracted much attention in China and even in the world. Depression is a relatively common psychiatric disorder at this stage. Focusing on the clinical treatment methods of adolescent depression, this review summarizes and discusses the progress of psychotherapy, the progress of medication, and other physical therapy methods applied in todays clinic for treating adolescent patients with depression and finds that the psychotherapeutic method that is applied more in todays clinic is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT); medications such as fluoxetine are mostly used, but it is difficult to guarantee the safety of medication use, and the combination of Chinese and Western medications is often used in China. In China, a combination of Chinese and Western medicines is often used; at the same time, repetitive transcranial magnetic therapy is often used, and electroconvulsive therapy is occasionally used. At the same time, the combination of multiple therapies has a better effect.