
CBT and fluoxetine both reduced pediatric anxiety, while starting with CBT before adding medication showed advantages on several outcomes.

Bradley Peterson, MD, Chief, Division of Psychiatry; Co-Director, Behavioral Health Institute; Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry; Professor of Pediatrics with Tenure, Keck School of Medicine of USC