Antidepressant prescribing has increased year on year since the introduction of the selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the 1980s. More than 10% of adults in England are …

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

Introduction Migraine prophylactic therapy has changed over recent years with the
development and approval of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting the calcitonin gene …

Abstracts Background There is a growing prevalence of prolonged antidepressant use
globally. Social group interventions may be an effective way to manage mild to moderate …

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 …

Background Public Health England recently called for the establishment of services to help
people to safely stop prescribed drugs associated with dependence and withdrawal …

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 Stopping long-term (> 12 months) antidepressant use can be difficult due to
unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Many people do not recognise withdrawal symptoms or …

Background Antidepressant use has continually increased in recent decades and although
they are an effective treatment for moderate-to-severe depression, when there is no longer a …

Discontinuing antidepressant medication (ADM) can be challenging for patients and
clinicians. In the current study we investigated if Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy …