Objectives To determine the proportion of older adults receiving guideline concordant
antidepressant therapy and to determine patient, prescriber and organizational factors …

In this issue of Psychiatric Services, Samples and Mojtabai address a key topic that is
commonly hidden from physicians: the discontinuation of antidepressants without physician …

Purpose Clinical guidelines recommend that antidepressant treatment should be continued
for at least 6 months. We examined persistence in patients initiated on an antidepressant …

Background The aim of the study was to determine the most common treatment strategies
and their costs for patients with an inadequate response to first-line antidepressant treatment …

Objective The use of antidepressants (ADs) has escalated and prompted considerable
debate. Many depressed patients go unrecognised or under-treated and the area of …

Background Antidepressants are first-line medications for many psychiatric disorders.
However, their widespread long-term use in some indications (eg, mild depression and …

Background Many people experience withdrawal symptoms when they attempt to stop
antidepressants. Withdrawal symptoms are readily misconstrued for relapse or ongoing …

BackgroundDespite their documented efficacy, substantial proportions of patients
discontinue antidepressant medication (ADM) without a doctor's recommendation. The …

Background: Current guidelines for antidepressant prescribing are that treatment should be
continued following the resolution of symptoms: six months after a first episode and for at …

Background Patients with depression who are treated in primary care practices may receive
antidepressants for prolonged periods. Data are limited on the effects of maintaining or …