Both the TADS (Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study)and the TORDIA (Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents)study indicated that _____ comprised the best treatment strategy for adolescent depression.

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Both studies found that a combination of fluoxetine (an antidepressant medication) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) was the most effective treatment for adolescent depression. Neither medication alone nor therapy alone produced as significant improvements in symptoms as the combination of the two. The placebo was not found to be an effective treatment for depression.