Mental health care – EuroTimes

Users of Antidepressants may suffer due to Doctors not knowing new Research and Guidelines

John B. Rowlands — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 07:55:00 +0000

Research show people using antidepressants have problems withdrawing from the drugs due to doctors not knowing how to do it correctly, and that it can take months and years due to severe withdrawal effects. Adverse withdrawal effects often are not recognized or misdiagnosed as relapse. Millions affected When the SSRI antidepressants first appeared on the […]

Doctors are not trained in how to discontinue psychiatric drugs

John B. Rowlands — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:02:16 +0000

Tens of thousands of Europeans are every month seeking advice on how to discontinue or get off antidepressants outside their regular health services. That’s because doctors are not trained in how to deprescribe antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs research has found. The research suggest that tapering (slowly stopping) has to be done gradually, and at […]

Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges Guterres

John B. Rowlands — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:54:56 +0000

Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate treatment – or none at all – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, as he urged countries to “break down the barriers that prevent people from seeking support”. In his message marking World Mental Health Day on Tuesday 10 October, the UN chief underlined […]