In a 1995 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, amid a wave of prescribing for then-recently-approved SSRI antidepressants, physicians Lloyd Frost and Samarthji Lal wrote to warn colleagues ...

A “deprescribing” movement is building up in the psychiatry field, aimed at helping patients reduce or stop their medications ...

Anyone who watches enough television is familiar with advertisements for prescription medicine: first the pictures of happy, healthy people whose joy in life has been restored by the medication, and ...

Antidepressants are one of the most commonly taken medicines in the UK – and also among the most controversial. A common concern for users is that they will get “hooked” on the pills because stopping ...

Many patients end up "parked" on antidepressant meds. It can be tough to quit on your own. Withdrawal symptoms can range from mild to severe. A first-of-its-kind microdosing service is opening in the ...

A new review of antidepressant withdrawal effects – written by academics, many of whom have close ties to drug manufacturers – risks underestimating the potential harms to long-term antidepressant ...

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Vol. 90, No. 5 (2021), pp. 299-307 (9 pages) Introduction: A clear picture of neonatal withdrawal signs due to in utero selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) ...

Long-term antidepressant use in Australia increased steadily between 2014 and 2023, with the largest relative rise seen among ...