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Bland P. Discontinuing antidepressants too early raises risk of relapse. Practitioner October 2021;265(1852):8

Discontinuing antidepressants too early raises risk of relapse

27 Oct 2021Registered users

Patients who had been taking antidepressants for at least 9 months and felt well enough to stop were more likely to relapse by 52 weeks if their treatment was discontinued compared with those who carried on with their current therapy, a UK primary care study has found.

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