Background Antidepressant use is often prolonged in patients with anxiety and/or
depressive disorder (s) compared with recommendations in treatment guidelines to …

Background There is considerable concern about increasing antidepressant use, with
Australians among the highest users in the world. Evidence suggests this is driven by …

Background Long-term antidepressant use, much longer than recommended by guidelines,
can harm patients and generate unnecessary costs. Most antidepressants are prescribed by …

Background Since the 1990s, Scottish community-based antidepressant prescribing has
increased substantially. Aim To assess whether GPs prescribe antidepressants …

Background High rates of long-term antidepressant prescribing have been identified in the
older population. Aims To explore the attitudes of older patients and their GPs to taking long …

Background and aim The rise in long-term antidepressant use is concerning. Long-term
antidepressant (AD) use, much longer than recommended by guidelines, can result in risk of …

Background The majority of patients discontinue antidepressant treatment earlier than
prescribed. The factors behind this and the influences on patients' choices about whether to …

Objective The aims of this paper were to identify, characterise and explain clinician factors
that shape decision-making around antidepressant discontinuation in UK primary care …

Background Antidepressant use has increased exponentially in recent decades, mostly due
to long continuation. Aim To assess the effectiveness of a tailored recommendation to …

Background To influence GPs' prescribing policies and practices it is necessary to have an
understanding of how they make decisions. The limited evidence available suggests that not …