AB is a 16-year-old female who was diagnosed with a rare, highly aggressive cancer last year. She has been undergoing intensive chemotherapy for several months and seems to be in remission. But the treatment has left her overwhelmed and depressed. It will take the insurance company 6 weeks to approve visits to a psychiatrist. In the meantime, she is feeling worse and falling into a deep funk. Her parents ask you for help and suggest that Prozac might help her. They tell you they have seen this advertised in magazines. You, however, are aware of the controversy with SSRIs and need to carefully review the evidence before responding to her parents.

AB is a 16-year-old female who was diagnosed with a rare, highly aggressive cancer last year. She has been undergoing intensive chemotherapy for several months and seems to be in remission. But the treatment has left her overwhelmed and depressed. It will take the insurance company 6 weeks to approve visits to a psychiatrist. In the meantime, she is feeling worse and falling into a deep funk. Her parents ask you for help and suggest that Prozac might help her. They tell you they have seen this advertised in magazines. You, however, are aware of the controversy with SSRIs and need to carefully review the evidence before responding to her parents.

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