The Safety and Efficacy of Escitalopram in Pediatric Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients who currently meet DSM-IV criteria for:
• •1. attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
• •2. obsessive-compulsive disorder
• •3. posttraumatic stress disorder
• •4. bipolar disorder
• •5. pervasive developmental disorder
• •6. mental retardation
• •7. conduct disorder
• •8. oppositional defiant disorder
• •Patients who are considered a suicide risk (have active suicidal ideation), who have made a suicide attempt, or who have ever been hospitalized because of a suicide attempt.