Antidepressant withdrawal : the tide is finally turning

Hengartner, Michael Pascal; Davies, James; Read, John

doi:10.1017/S2045796019000465

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18004

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Antidepressant withdrawal : the tide is finally turning
Authors:	Hengartner, Michael Pascal Davies, James Read, John
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1017/S2045796019000465 10.21256/zhaw-18004
Published in:	Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
Issue Date:	22-Aug-2019
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	2045-7960 2045-7979
Language:	English
Subjects:	Administration; Adverse effects; Antidepressants; Depression; Drug side effects other
Subject (DDC):	616.8: Neurology, diseases of nervous system
Abstract:	Withdrawal reactions when coming off antidepressants have long been neglected or minimised. It took almost two decades after the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) entered the market for the first systematic review to be published. More reviews have followed, demonstrating that the dominant and long-held view that withdrawal is mostly mild, affects only a small minority and resolves spontaneously within 1-2 weeks, was at odd with the sparse but growing evidence base. What the scientific literature reveals is in close agreement with the thousands of service user testimonies available online in large forums. It suggests that withdrawal reactions are quite common, that they may last from a few weeks to several months or even longer, and that they are often severe. These findings are now increasingly acknowledged by official professional bodies and societies.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/18004
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	Applied Psychology
Organisational Unit:	Psychological Institute (PI)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Angewandte Psychologie

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Hengartner, M. P., Davies, J., & Read, J. (2019). Antidepressant withdrawal : the tide is finally turning. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000465

Hengartner, M.P., Davies, J. and Read, J. (2019) ‘Antidepressant withdrawal : the tide is finally turning’, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000465.

M. P. Hengartner, J. Davies, and J. Read, “Antidepressant withdrawal : the tide is finally turning,” Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, Aug. 2019, doi: 10.1017/S2045796019000465.

HENGARTNER, Michael Pascal, James DAVIES und John READ, 2019. Antidepressant withdrawal : the tide is finally turning. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 22 August 2019. DOI 10.1017/S2045796019000465

Hengartner, Michael Pascal, James Davies, and John Read. 2019. “Antidepressant Withdrawal : The Tide Is Finally Turning.” Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, August. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000465.

Hengartner, Michael Pascal, et al. “Antidepressant Withdrawal : The Tide Is Finally Turning.” Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, Aug. 2019, https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000465.