Understanding Australian general practice patients' decisions to deprescribe antidepressants in the WiserAD trial: a realist informed approach

A Coe, J Gunn, Z Allnutt, C Kaylor-Hughes - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate how an approach to antidepressant deprescribing works, for whom,
and in what contexts by (1) examining the experiences and perceptions of the approach for …

Acceptability and optimisation of resources to support antidepressant cessation: a qualitative think-aloud study with patients in Australian primary care

S McDonald, K Wallis, M Horowitz, E Mann, V Le… - British Journal of …, 2024 - bjgp.org
Background Stopping long-term (> 12 months) antidepressant use can be difficult due to
unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Many people do not recognise withdrawal symptoms or …

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 …

What helps and what hinders antidepressant discontinuation? Qualitative analysis of patients' experiences and expectations

C Meißner, AK Meyrose, Y Nestoriuc - British Journal of General Practice, 2024 - bjgp.org
Background Many patients with depressive disorders use antidepressants longer than
clinically indicated. Long-term use of antidepressants is associated with high individual and …

Antidepressant deprescribing: State of the art and recommendations—A literature overview

A Romagnoli, A Zovi, F Santoleri, R Lasala - European Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction In recent years, the consumption of antidepressants has arisen. However,
deprescribing antidepressant therapy is very complicated. The aim of this study was to …

Helping people discontinue long-term antidepressants: views of health professionals in UK primary care

HM Bowers, SJ Williams, AWA Geraghty, E Maund… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
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 …

Supporting antidepressant discontinuation: the development and optimisation of a digital intervention for patients in UK primary care using a theory, evidence and …

HM Bowers, T Kendrick, M Glowacka, S Williams… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives We aimed to develop a digital intervention to support antidepressant
discontinuation in UK primary care that is scalable, accessible, safe and feasible. In this …

Exploring beliefs, attitudes, and behavioural intentions towards long-term antidepressant use in the management of people with depression in primary care: a mixed …

R Dewar-Haggart - 2022 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Over the last two decades, antidepressant prescribing in the UK has increased considerably.
The rate of antidepressant prescribing increased from 15.8% to 16.6% between 2015 and …

Deprescribing antidepressants for depression–what is the evidence for and against?

JCL Looi, S Allison, T Bastiampillai… - Australasian …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Recent guidelines suggest that the overall quantity and duration of antidepressant
prescriptions should be reduced. In this paper, we comment on the evidence both for and …

Barriers and facilitators to discontinuing antidepressant use: a systematic review and thematic synthesis

E Maund, R Dewar-Haggart, S Williams… - Journal of Affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To explore patient and health professional views and experiences of
antidepressant treatment with particular focus on barriers and facilitators to discontinuing …