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3 min read 2022-02-15 18:00:40

How Providers can Support Psychiatric Drug Discontinuation

A new article published in the Community Mental Health Journal documents service users’ challenges when choosing to discontinue their psychiatric

3 min read 2021-12-16 18:00:05

A new study, to be published in Health Expectations, investigates factors that support and impede the discontinuation of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs,

2 min read 2021-11-08 18:00:37

A recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) appeared to find that people who stopped using antidepressant drugs were more likely to

2 min read 2021-10-25 17:00:05

In a new article in European Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers Mark Horowitz and David Taylor provide guidance for tapering psychiatric drugs,

4 min read 2021-04-26 17:00:33

A new Cochrane review examines the current body of research on stopping antidepressant use, finding a major lack in this area. The researchers call

3 min read 2021-04-12 17:00:26

The process of discontinuing psychotropic medication can be difficult to navigate due to a lack of clear information and support regarding how to

3 min read 2021-03-23 17:00:14

A new article published in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology reveals how the internet, and the website

3 min read 2021-03-22 17:00:33

In a new article in the Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling, and Psychotherapy, psychotherapist Marion Brown and service user and campaigner

3 min read 2021-02-27 18:00:53

Discontinuing antipsychotic medication can be extremely difficult for service-users and comes with risks related to withdrawal and relapse. In a new

3 min read 2021-02-15 18:00:38

Researchers have conducted the most extensive study to date on long-term withdrawal experiences after discontinuing antidepressants, a phenomenon

4 min read 2020-12-15 18:00:53

Although severe withdrawal symptoms have been documented for over 30 years, guidance for doctors has generally dismissed these claims and suggested

2 min read 2020-09-07 17:00:33

A new study by Peter Groot and Jim van Os investigated whether tapering strips can help people stop using antidepressants. They interviewed 408

6 min read 2020-07-30 17:00:57

A new review, published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, identifies several strategies that prescribers can use to assist patients

2 min read 2020-05-18 17:00:36

Despite evidence that the long-term use of antidepressants leads to worsening outcomes, many people continue to be prescribed the drugs for years, or

4 min read 2020-05-13 17:00:43

A pair of Finnish researchers recently released a neuropsychological case report of a patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder who was treated with