Efficacy of antidepressant medications in children and adolescents with non-obsessive-compulsive disorder anxiety disorders: a systematic assessment.

Introduction: Anxiety disorders are relatively common psychiatric illnesses in children and adolescents. In young people, such disorders are likely to show severe outcomes and adversely impact on multiple aspects of personality and social integration.

Area Covered: This article aims to analyze systematically the efficacy of both old- and new-generation antidepressants in children and adolescents diagnosed with non-obsessive-compulsive disorder anxiety disorders.