--- title: "Psych News Alert: New Data on Effect of \"Black Box\" Warning for Children Using Antidepressants" description: Jorge Salcedo/Shutterstock How did the 2003 FDA advisory warning on suicidality among children using SSRI antidepressants affect the recogni... image: https://alert.psychnews.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_21959731-2.jpg --- 7/15/11 12:00 AM # New Data on Effect of "Black Box" Warning for Children Using Antidepressants ![Picture of Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Psych%20News%20Email%20Banners/PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png?width=50&name=PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png) [ Psychiatric News Alert ](https://alert.psychnews.org/author/psychiatric-news-alert) Share: [facebook-f icon ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://alert.psychnews.org/2011/07/new-data-on-effect-of-box-warning-for.html) [linkedin-in icon ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2011/07/new-data-on-effect-of-box-warning-for.html) [Twitter icon ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2011/07/new-data-on-effect-of-box-warning-for.html) [pinterest-p icon ](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2011/07/new-data-on-effect-of-box-warning-for.html) [envelope icon ](mailto:?body=https://alert.psychnews.org/2011/07/new-data-on-effect-of-box-warning-for.html) | | | --- | | Jorge Salcedo/Shutterstock | How did the 2003 FDA advisory warning on suicidality among children using SSRI antidepressants affect the recognition and treatment of depression in children? A new analysis appearing in *Psychiatric Services* (July 2011) indicates that the so-called “black box” warning may have diminished the likelihood of making an outpatient visit for depression but not the prescription of an antidepressant in the case of a diagnosis of depression. “National Trends in Prescribing an Antidepressant Before and After an FDA Advisory on Suicidality Risk in Youths” is posted at   [http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/62/7/727](http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/62/7/727) . For further coverage of the findings, see the next issue of *Psychiatric News,* and for information on the “black box” warning, see [http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/42/19/1.1.full](http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/42/19/1.1.full) . [antidepressants](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/antidepressants), [children and adolescents](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/children-and-adolescents) ## Related posts [![](https://alert.psychnews.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Paolo-del-Vecchio-Jun-24-2025-04-14-48-7972-PM.jpg?height=200&name=Paolo-del-Vecchio-Jun-24-2025-04-14-48-7972-PM.jpg) ](https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/10/new-federal-agency-head-knows-both.html) [samhsa](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/samhsa), [Center for Mental Health Services](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/center-for-mental-health-services), [Paolo del Vecchio](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/paolo-del-vecchio), [CMHS](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/cmhs) ## [New Federal Agency Head Knows Both Sides of MH Care](https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/10/new-federal-agency-head-knows-both.html) ![Picture of Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Psych%20News%20Email%20Banners/PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png?width=50&name=PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png) [Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/author/psychiatric-news-alert) 10/11/12 12:00 AM Recently named as director of the federal government's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS),... [ Read more ](https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/10/new-federal-agency-head-knows-both.html) [![](https://alert.psychnews.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/man_computer_iStock-1719535351-Jun-24-2025-05-38-50-3010-PM.jpg?height=200&name=man_computer_iStock-1719535351-Jun-24-2025-05-38-50-3010-PM.jpg) ](https://alert.psychnews.org/2025/01/new-federal-rules-boost-telehealth.html) [addiction](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/addiction), [SUD](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/sud), [OUD](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/oud), [veterans](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/veterans), [methadone](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/methadone), [opioid use disorder](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/opioid-use-disorder), [naltrexone](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/naltrexone), [telemedicine](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/telemedicine), [VA](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/va), [telehealth](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/telehealth), [buprenorphine](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/buprenorphine), [substance use disorder](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/substance-use-disorder), [Veterans Affairs](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/veterans-affairs) ## [New Federal Rules Boost Telehealth Flexibility When Treating OUD](https://alert.psychnews.org/2025/01/new-federal-rules-boost-telehealth.html) ![Picture of Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Psych%20News%20Email%20Banners/PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png?width=50&name=PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png) [Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/author/psychiatric-news-alert) 1/16/25 12:00 AM [ Read more ](https://alert.psychnews.org/2025/01/new-federal-rules-boost-telehealth.html) [![](https://alert.psychnews.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/prison%20bars%20with%20hands_54012124-Jun-24-2025-09-46-56-4690-PM.jpg?height=200&name=prison%20bars%20with%20hands_54012124-Jun-24-2025-09-46-56-4690-PM.jpg) ](https://alert.psychnews.org/2013/04/new-study-refutes-common-belief-about.html) [solitary confinement](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/solitary-confinement), [prison psychiatry](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/prison-psychiatry), [the psychological impact of solitary confinement](https://alert.psychnews.org/tag/the-psychological-impact-of-solitary-confinement) ## [New Study Refutes Common Belief About Effects of Solitary Confinement](https://alert.psychnews.org/2013/04/new-study-refutes-common-belief-about.html) ![Picture of Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Psych%20News%20Email%20Banners/PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png?width=50&name=PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png) [Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/author/psychiatric-news-alert) 4/22/13 12:00 AM It has been commonly believed for some years now that prolonged solitary confinement in prison is... [ Read more ](https://alert.psychnews.org/2013/04/new-study-refutes-common-belief-about.html) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Psychiatric News Alert", "url" : "https://alert.psychnews.org/author/psychiatric-news-alert" }, "dateModified" : "2025-06-24T21:30:07.334Z", "datePublished" : "2011-07-15T04:00:00.000Z", "headline" : "Psych News Alert: New Data on Effect of \"Black Box\" Warning for Children Using Antidepressants", "image" : [ "https://alert.psychnews.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_21959731-2.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://alert.psychnews.org/2011/07/new-data-on-effect-of-box-warning-for.html", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://alert.psychnews.org/hubfs/PN-Blue-Box.jpg" } } } ```