The company's studies in depressed children failed to show any positive effect.

Although it's less common, parents can also contract a case of the blues from a depressed child.

"I was a depressed child in my early teens," she said.

Family therapy and even meetings with a child's teacher can be very helpful for depressed children of any age.

A depressed child may lose interest in normal activities, sleep more than usual or cry a lot.

Practical ideas for parents on how to cope with an anxious or depressed child.

First, there is an increased risk of suicidal acts in depressed children treated with them.

As a result, foster parents struggle alone with depressed, anxious and sometimes violent children.

Treatment of depressed children usually involves both individual psychotherapy and family therapy.

So why are doctors writing millions of prescriptions each year to treat depressed children with these drugs?