Antidepressants withdrawal effects and duration of use: a survey of patients enrolled in primary care psychotherapy services
Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms were common, and severe and prolonged for a substantial proportion of users. Longer duration of use was associated with greater likelihood of severe and protracted symptoms and being less likely to be able to stop. A limitation of this study is the low rate of response.
Authors
- Elisa Aguirre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4096-5109)
- Joanna Moncrieff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1214-6974)
- Mark Horowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1318-2029)
- Joshua E. J. Buckman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2281-0907)
- Rob Saunders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7077-8729)
- James Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4461-5133)
Institutions
- North East London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Health Data Research UK (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Roehampton (GB)
- Universidad Europea de Madrid (ES)
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry Research
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116497
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.34
Funders
- University of Roehampton