Background Depression and anxiety are the most frequent indication for which
antidepressants are prescribed. Long‐term antidepressant use is driving much of the …

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

Although psychiatric drug withdrawal syndromes have been recognized since the 1950s–
recent studies confirm antidepressant withdrawal syndrome incidence upwards of 40 …

We now recognise that withdrawal symptoms from antidepressants are common, and can be
severe and long-lasting in some people. Many withdrawal symptoms overlap with symptoms …

Background: Stopping antidepressants commonly causes withdrawal symptoms, which can
be severe and long-lasting. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) …

Abstract Background Public Health England has recommended that services be put in place
to support people who choose to withdraw from antidepressants because of a current gap …

In England, the prescribing of antidepressants, primarily the newer generation
antidepressant classes, has steadily increased over recent years. There is ongoing debate …

Coming off psychotropic drugs can cause physical as well as mental withdrawal, resulting in
failed withdrawal attempts and unnecessary long-term drug use. The first reports about …

Most guidelines recommend long-term, indefinite neuroleptic (or antipsychotic) treatment for
people with schizophrenia, recurrent psychosis or bipolar disorder, on the basis that these …

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 …