Cochrane review finds ‘urgent shortage’ of evidence around safe withdrawal from antidepressants

More research into the deprescribing of long-term antidepressants is urgently needed — particularly in primary care — to determine the safest and most effective approach, a Cochrane review has concluded. Researchers reviewed 33 randomised controlled trials, published up until January 2020, involving a total of 4,995 participants with depression and anxiety, who had been prescribed […]