ArticleCommunity mental health journal2020
The Positive and Negative Experiences of 342 Antidepressant Users.
Article in Community mental health journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Incidence and risk factors of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- A Qualitative Study of the Treatment Experiences of Autistic Adults Allocated to Sertraline or Placebo for Anxiety in a Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- The lived experience of withdrawal from Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants: A qualitative interview study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- The Chinese Version of Oxford Depression Questionnaire: A Validation Study in Patients with Mood Disorders.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Article
- Important adverse events to be evaluated in antidepressant trials and meta-analyses in depression: a large international preference study including patients and healthcare professionals.Evidence-based mental health · 2022Article
- The role of Facebook groups in the management and raising of awareness of antidepressant withdrawal: is social media filling the void left by health services?Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology · 2021Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Most efficacy and safety studies about medications adopt a quantitative approach, testing specific hypotheses with restricted samples. This online survey provides additional insights by directly asking people open questions. Thematic analysis was used to explore the responses of 342 antidepressant users to "Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your experience of taking medication". 59 (17.3%) made exclusively positive comments, 146 (42.7%) purely negative comments and 137 (40.0%) offered a mixture of positive and negative. Positive themes included: daily coping, life-changing/saving and stepping stone. Negative themes included: physical adverse effects, emotional and cognitive blunting, and withdrawal effects. Many participants also commented on relationships with prescribers. Collaboration was particularly valued. Negative sub-themes included failings in relation to information (especially about adverse effects and withdrawal), support, and alternatives. Clinicians have a duty to inform potential antidepressant users about positive and adverse effects, including withdrawal effects.
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