Abstract Background and Objective: Methods and justifications for discontinuing
psychotropic drugs in randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and RCTs' acknowledgement of …

Randomized controlled trials' ability to produce evidence useful for people to decide
whether to take, continue taking, or stop taking psychotropic drugs has been intensely …

Background: Results of relapse prevention randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which
discontinue psychotropic drug treatment from some participants may be confounded by drug …

Objective Avoiding withdrawal symptoms following antipsychotic discontinuation is an
important factor when planning a safe therapy. We performed a systematic review and meta …

Pharmacotherapy is an effective treatment modality across psychiatric disorders.
Nevertheless, many patients discontinue their medication at some point. Evidence-based …

Few studies explore subjective experiences of attempting to discontinue antipsychotic
medication, the withdrawal methods people use, or how their efforts affect their outcomes …

Antipsychotic medications are the gold-standard treatment for psychotic patients, and their
efficacy is evident (Kahn et al., 2018). Most guidelines recommend long-term, continuous …

Scholten et al.[1] reported on the first randomized controlled trial that attempted to prevent
relapse in patients with remitted anxiety disorder who discontinued antidepressant drugs …

BackgroundTo offer support for patients who decide to discontinue antipsychotic and
antidepressant medication, identifying which potentially modifiable factors correlate with …

MATERIALS AND METHODS The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and
Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement 16 was followed to ensure transparent and complete …