A Digital Intervention for Primary Care Practitioners to Support Antidepressant Discontinuation (Advisor for Health Professionals): Development Study

• Main Authors: Hannah Bowers (Author), Tony Kendrick (Author), Nadja van Ginneken (Author), Marta Glowacka (Author), Samantha Williams (Author), Geraldine M Leydon (Author), Carl May (Author), Christopher Dowrick (Author), Joanna Moncrieff (Author), Chris F Johnson (Author), Michael Moore (Author), Rebecca Laine (Author), Adam W A Geraghty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

BackgroundThe number of people receiving antidepressants has increased in the past 3 decades, mainly because of people staying on them longer. However, in many cases long-term treatment is not evidence based and risks increasing side effects. Additionally, prompting general practitioners (GPs) to re...