Prescribe fewer antidepressants, and for shorter periods, doctors advised
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21 December 2021Prescribe fewer antidepressants, and for shorter periods, doctors advised
Doctors should prescribe fewer antidepressants and for shorter periods of time, because of the ongoing uncertainties about their effectiveness and the potential severity and durability of the withdrawal symptoms associated with them, suggests a review of the evidence on antidepressant use, published online in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.
