How many of 1829 antidepressant users report withdrawal effects or addiction?
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Read, J., Cartwright, Claire and Gibson, Kerry 2018. How many of 1829 antidepressant users report withdrawal effects or addiction? International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 27 (6), pp. 1805-1815. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12488
Authors | Read, J., Cartwright, Claire and Gibson, Kerry |
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Abstract | More than 10% of adults are prescribed antidepressants annually in some countries. Recent increases in prescribing can be explained more by repeat prescriptions than new patients. This raises the question of whether antidepressants are addictive. A total of 1829 New Zealanders who had been prescribed antidepressants completed an online survey; 44% had been taking antidepressants for more than 3 years and were still taking them. Withdrawal effects when stopping medication were reported by 55%, and addiction by 27%. Paroxetine had particularly high rates of withdrawal symptoms. Only 1% of participants recalled being told about withdrawal effects when prescribed the drugs. Such high rates of withdrawal symptoms suggest that all concerned, including mental health nurses, need to help people considering antidepressants to understand that it can be difficult to withdraw from them. It will also be beneficial to closely monitor people already taking antidepressants and who are at risk of long‐term usage. |
Journal | International Journal of Mental Health Nursing |
Journal citation | 27 (6), pp. 1805-1815 |
ISSN | 1445-8330 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Accepted author manuscript | License |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12488 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12488 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 05 Jun 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 31 Jul 2018 |
Accepted | 06 May 2018 |
Accepted | 06 May 2018 |
Copyright information | © 2018 Wiley. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Read, John and Cartwright, Claire and Gibson, Kerry (2018) ‘How many of 1829 antidepressant users report withdrawal effects or addiction?’, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27 (6), pp. 1805-1815, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12488. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. |
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