SSRI Discontinuation Linked to Poor Outcomes Carlat Reports

SSRI Discontinuation Linked to Poor Outcomes

The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Volume 7, Number 1, January 2009
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/tcprv7n1/

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, January 2009, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information

Topics: Antidepressants

Section editor, Glen Spielmans, PhD

In a naturalistic study, researchers identified 87 patients in an outpatient clinic who had taken SSRIs for depression and who were clinically stable for at least five years. After five years, 27 patients elected to discontinue SSRIs, and 60 elected to continue.

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Section editor, Glen Spielmans, PhD

Glen Spielmans, PhD, has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies ertaining to this educational activity.