[HTML][HTML] A systematic review into the incidence, severity and duration of antidepressant withdrawal effects: Are guidelines evidence-based?

J Davies, J Read - Addictive behaviors, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction The UK's current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the
American Psychiatric Association's depression guidelines state that withdrawal reactions …

Sequential combination of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy in major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Guidi, GA Fava - JAMA psychiatry, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The sequential model emerged from the awareness that the persistence of
residual symptoms and the frequent occurrence of psychiatric comorbidity were both …

Placebo effect in the treatment of depression and anxiety

I Kirsch - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this review is to evaluate the placebo effect in the treatment of anxiety and
depression. Antidepressants are supposed to work by fixing a chemical imbalance …

Acute and persistent withdrawal syndromes following discontinuation of psychotropic medications

F Cosci, G Chouinard - Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 2020 - karger.com
Studies on psychotropic medications decrease, discontinuation, or switch have uncovered
withdrawal syndromes. The present overview aimed at analyzing the literature to illustrate …

The pursuit of euthymia

GA Fava, J Guidi - World Psychiatry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Psychiatrists often consider the positive characteristics displayed by a patient in their clinical
judgment, yet current assessment and treatment strategies are shifted on the side of …

Post-psychedelic reductions in experiential avoidance are associated with decreases in depression severity and suicidal ideation

RJ Zeifman, AC Wagner, R Watts, H Kettner… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Psychedelic therapy shows promise as a novel intervention for a wide range of mental
health concerns but its therapeutic action is incompletely understood. In line with …

Prodromal symptoms in depression: a systematic review

G Benasi, GA Fava, J Guidi - Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: Appraisal of prodromal symptoms of unipolar depression may complement the
traditional cross-sectional approach and provide a longitudinal perspective, according to a …

Antidepressants for preventive treatment of migraine

R Burch - Current treatment options in neurology, 2019 - Springer
Purpose of review This review describes the pharmacology of each antidepressant class as
it applies to migraine prevention, summarizes the evidence base for each medication, and …

The role of Facebook groups in the management and raising of awareness of antidepressant withdrawal: is social media filling the void left by health services?

E White, J Read, S Julo - Therapeutic advances in …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Distinguishing relapse from antidepressant withdrawal: clinical practice and antidepressant discontinuation studies

MA Horowitz, D Taylor - BJPsych advances, 2022 - cambridge.org
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 …