Introduction The UK's current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the
American Psychiatric Association's depression guidelines state that withdrawal reactions …

Objectives: To provide guidance for the management of mood disorders, based on scientific
evidence supplemented by expert clinical consensus and formulate recommendations to …

Objectives: To provide advice and guidance regarding the management of mood disorders,
derived from scientific evidence and supplemented by expert clinical consensus to formulate …

All classes of drug that are prescribed to treat depression are associated with withdrawal
syndromes. SSRI withdrawal syndrome occurs often and can be severe, and might compel …

A revision of the 2008 British Association for Psychopharmacology evidence-based
guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants was undertaken in order to …

A revision of the 2000 British Association for Psychopharmacology evidence-based
guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants was undertaken to …

Adaptation of the brain to the presence of a drug predicts withdrawal on cessation. The
outcome of adaptation is often referred to as 'physical dependence'in pharmacology, as …

This article is a clinical guide which discusses the “state-of-the-art” usage of the classic
monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) antidepressants (phenelzine, tranylcypromine, and …

The fact that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have antidepressant effects in
some patients supports the notion that serotonin plays a role in the mode of action of …

Background: Antidepressant withdrawal is experienced by about half of people who try to
reduce or come off their medication. It can be a debilitating, long lasting process. Many …