Antidepressant withdrawal can be a horrible experience — are tapering strips a potential solution? New evidence suggests that patients and practitioners can devise a personal schedule for gradually reducing antidepressant medication to limit severe withdrawal symptoms.…
Antidepressants are being used as stopgaps: patients need a range of therapies now GPs need shorter waiting times for their patients, more training and a greater range of psychological therapies to refer to so that antidepressants are no longer used as a ‘stopgap’.…
Encouraging self-care and positive lifestyle changes in patients with depression Non-pharmacological interventions, such as maintaining good sleep hygiene and a healthy diet, can help improve, resolve or prevent depression.…
Increasing omega-3 intake unlikely to prevent depression or anxiety Increasing long-chain omega-3 intake probably has little or no effect in preventing depression or anxiety symptoms, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis in The British Journal of Psychiatry. …
Case-based learning: postnatal depression Appropriate early recognition and timely treatment of postnatal depression is essential if patients are to make a full recovery.…
Postnatal depression: recognition and diagnosis Pharmacists are likely to encounter patients affected by postnatal depression; therefore, the ability to identify signs of this under-recognised disorder is essential for appropriate and prompt referral for help and support.…
Use of antidepressants linked to heightened risk of gestational diabetes Women who take antidepressants during pregnancy are more likely to develop gestational diabetes than women who do not, research published in BMJ Open suggests.…
Anti-inflammatory drugs found to exert antidepressant effect Anti-inflammatory agents exert an antidepressive effect in the treatment of major depressive disorder, a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry has suggested.…
Antidepressant use soars despite static depression prevalence, study finds Use of antidepressants among older people has more than doubled over the past 20 years, despite little change in the prevalence of depression, research published in The British Journal of Psychiatry has shown.…
Better tools needed to aid antidepressant discontinuation, researchers say Decision aids could help GPs and patients in the process of discontinuing antidepressants, researchers have said.…
