Patterns, predictors, and patient-reported reasons for antidepressant discontinuation in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

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Title:	Patterns, predictors, and patient-reported reasons for antidepressant discontinuation in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
Authors:	Kazdin, Alan E Harris, Meredith G Hwang, Irving Sampson, Nancy A Stein, Dan J Viana, Maria Carmen Vigo, Daniel V Wu, Chi-Shin Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio Alonso, Jordi Benjet, Corina Bruffaerts, Ronny Caldas-Almeida, José Miguel Cardoso, Graça Caselani, Elisa Chardoul, Stephanie Cía, Alfredo de Jonge, Peter Gureje, Oye Haro, Josep Maria karam, Elie G. Kovess-Masfety, Viviane Navarro-Mateu, Fernando Piazza, Marina Posada-Villa, José Scott, Kate M Stagnaro, Juan Carlos Ten Have, Margreet Torres, Yolanda Vladescu, Cristian Kessler, Ronald C
Affiliations:	Faculty of Medicine
Keywords:	Antidepressants Major depressive disorder Medication discontinuation
Issue Date:	2024-01-14
Part of:	Psychological Medicine
Volume:	54
Issue:	1
Start page:	67
End page:	78
Abstract:	Despite their documented efficacy, substantial proportions of patients discontinue antidepressant medication (ADM) without a doctor's recommendation. The current report integrates data on patient-reported reasons into an investigation of patterns and predictors of ADM discontinuation.
URI:	https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/7053
ISSN:	00332917
DOI:	10.1017/S0033291723002507
Ezproxy URL:	Link to full text
Type:	Journal Article
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Medicine

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