A survey of UK general practitioners about depression, antidepressants and withdrawal: implementing the 2019 Public Health England report

J Read, J Renton, C Harrop… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: In 2019, a literature review indicated that more than half of people who try to
come off antidepressants experience withdrawal effects. Both the National Institute of Health …

General practitioners' and psychiatrists' attitudes towards antidepressant withdrawal

J McCabe, M Wilcock, K Atkinson, R Laugharne… - BJPsych Open, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThere has been a recent rise in antidepressant prescriptions. After the episode
for which it was prescribed, the patient should ideally be supported in withdrawing the …

The war on antidepressants: what we can, and can't conclude, from the systematic review of antidepressant withdrawal effects by Davies and Read

S Jauhar, J Hayes - Addictive Behaviors, 2019 - Elsevier
We read with great interest the recent review of antidepressant withdrawal by Davies and
Read and the widespread press coverage which followed. We agree that symptoms …

The 'patient voice': patients who experience antidepressant withdrawal symptoms are often dismissed, or misdiagnosed with relapse, or a new medical condition

A Guy, M Brown, S Lewis… - Therapeutic Advances in …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Stopping antidepressants commonly causes withdrawal symptoms, which can
be severe and long-lasting. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) …

Description of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms in clinical practice guidelines on depression: A systematic review

A Sørensen, KJ Jørgensen, K Munkholm - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms may mimic symptoms of depression
relapse and can be challenging for patients when tapering or discontinuing antidepressants …

How common and severe are six withdrawal effects from, and addiction to, antidepressants? The experiences of a large international sample of patients

J Read - Addictive Behaviors, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction The incidence and severity of withdrawal effects when coming off
antidepressants (ADs) have recently received considerable attention. National guidelines on …

NICE updates antidepressant guidelines to reflect severity and length of withdrawal symptoms

G Iacobucci - BMJ: British Medical Journal (Online), 2019 - search.proquest.com
The body initially intended to publish a full update in January 2018, but chose to delay and
re-consult on the plans after experts raised concerns at what they viewed as “significant …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review into the incidence, severity and duration of antidepressant withdrawal effects: Are guidelines evidence-based?

J Davies, J Read - Addictive behaviors, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction The UK's current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the
American Psychiatric Association's depression guidelines state that withdrawal reactions …

Withdrawal, dependence and adverse events of antidepressants: lessons from patients and data

A Tomlinson, K Boaden, A Cipriani - BMJ Ment Health, 2019 - mentalhealth.bmj.com
Tolerability, withdrawal effects and dependence on prescription medication is an important
topic of current scientific and clinical debate, as highlighted by the recent report published …

Exploration of GP perspectives on deprescribing antidepressants: a qualitative study

D Kelly, J Graffi, M Noonan, P Green, J McFarland… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Our aim was to explore general practitioners'(GPs) perceptions and experiences
of discontinuing antidepressants. Study design A qualitative study using semistructured …