It’s been a few weeks, or months, or years, since your teenager began treatment with an SSRI, and she can’t--or won’t—describe what difference she senses, if any.   She still feels debilitating anxiety at times, or has tough days when obsessive thoughts dog her.  Yet you believe she’s better.  Isn’t she?  How does a parent evaluate from the outside looking in?   This post … [Read more...]