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Almost half of people on long term antidepressants can stop without relapsing

BMJ 2022; 377 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o1362 (Published 28 June 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;377:o1362
  1. Helen Saul, editor in chief1,
  2. Deniz Gursul, research dissemination manager1,
  3. Samantha Cassidy, science writer1 ,
  4. Larisa Duffy, ANTLER Trial manager2,
  5. Gemma Lewis, Sir Henry Dale Fellow2,
  6. Glyn Lewis, professor of epidemiological psychiatry2
  1. 1NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination, Twickenham, UK
  2. 2Division of Psychiatry, University College London, UK
  3. Correspondence to H Saul NIHRAlerts{at}nihr.ac.uk

The study

Duffy L, Clarke CS, Lewis G, et al. Antidepressant medication to prevent depression relapse in primary care: the ANTLER RCT. Health Technol Assess 2021;25:69.

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Footnotes

  • Competing interests: The BMJ has judged that there are no disqualifying financial ties to commercial companies. The authors declare the following other interests: none.

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