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REDUCE (reviewing long-term antidepressant use by careful monitoring in everyday practice) internet and telephone support to people coming off long-term antidepressants: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Background: Around one in ten adults take antidepressants for depression in England, and their long-term use is increasing. Some need them to prevent relapse, but 30–50% could possibly stop them without relapsing and avoid adverse effects and complications of long-term use. However, stopping is not always easy due to withdrawal symptoms and a fear of relapse of depression. When general practitioners review patients on long-term antidepressants and recommend to those who ar...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s13063-020-04338-7

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0000-0003-1618-9381
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0000-0001-7984-8351
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BioMed Central
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Trials More from this journal
Volume:
21
Issue:
1
Article number:
419
Place of publication:
England
Publication date:
2020-05-24
Acceptance date:
2020-04-23
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1745-6215
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32448374

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