The aim of this article is to discuss the validity of relapse prevention trials and the issue of
withdrawal confounding in these trials. Recommendations for long-term antidepressant …

An online survey was completed by 1,829 New Zealand adults prescribed antidepressants.
Only 43% were experiencing self-reported “severe” depression when first prescribed …

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 …

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 …

Uncertainty regarding which psychological mechanisms are fundamental in mediating SSRI
treatment outcomes and wide-ranging variability in their efficacy has raised more questions …

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 …

Background: Stopping antidepressants is often difficult due to withdrawal. Taperingstrips
were developed to facilitate antidepressant discontinuation according to the recently …

Approximately half of the tens of millions of people currently taking antidepressants will
experience withdrawal symptoms when they try to reduce or come off them. Nearly half of …

Introduction: When antidepressants are discontinued, severe withdrawal symptoms are
possible. Some patients have few or no problems stopping, whereas others struggle. That …

Clinical decision support tools have typically focused on one-time support for diagnosis or
prognosis, but have the ability to support providers in longitudinal planning of patient care …