The need for specialised withdrawal services
June 26, 2023 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Learning objectives: At the end of this presentation, delegates will be able to:
- List the prevalence and severity of withdrawal symptoms in psychiatric drugs
- Explain the implications of prescribers being misinformed about these issues
- Explore and consider joining efforts to instigate specialised services.
Some research references from the presenter:
READ, J., MONCRIEFF, J., HOROWITZ, M. (2023). Designing withdrawal support services for antidepressant users: Patients’ views on existing services and what they really need. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 161, 298-306.
READ, J. (2022). The experiences of 585 people when they tried to come off antipsychotic drugs. Addictive Behaviors Reports, doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100421
WHITE, E., READ, J., JULO, S. (2021). The role of Facebook Groups in the management, and raising of awareness, of antidepressant withdrawal: Is social media filling the void left by health services? Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 11, 1-18.
READ, J. (2020). How common and severe are six withdrawal effects from, and addiction to, antidepressants? The experiences of a large international sample of patients. Addictive Behaviors, 102, 106157.
HENGARTNER, M., DAVIES, J., READ, J. (2019). Antidepressant withdrawal – the tide is turning. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, e52.
DAVIES, J., READ, J. (2019). A systematic review into the incidence, severity and duration of
antidepressant withdrawal effects: Are guidelines evidence-based? Addictive Behaviours, 97, 111-121.