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What helps and what hinders antidepressant discontinuation? Qualitative analysis of patients' experiences and expectations.

Carina MeißnerAnn-Katrin MeyroseYvonne Nestoriuc
Published in: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2024)
Patients prefer to discontinue antidepressants within structured frameworks that provide information and support. Identified facilitators and barriers may help optimise appropriate use and discontinuation of antidepressants in routine practice. Promoting functional expectations and specifying individualised approaches to minimise dysfunctional expectations, adapted to patients' previous experiences, appear to be especially important.
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