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Table 3 Perceptions about side effects

From: Medications for sleep disturbance in children and adolescents with depression: a survey of Canadian child and adolescent psychiatrists

 Nightmares (%)Daytime fatigue (%)Headache (%)Excessive sedation (%)Long-term safety (%)
Melatonin16.49.09.03.04.5
Trazodone11.935.813.437.36.0
Quetiapine4.549.33.058.222.4
  1. %: Percentages of respondents who noticed various side effects when prescribing melatonin, trazodone and quetiapine (i.e. the three medications which were rated by the most respondents as effective)
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

ISSN: 1753-2000