Antidepressants in Older Adults
Antidepressant deprescribing
Support for health professionals to complement the Antidepressant Deprescribing Plan. Includes information on tapering options and distinguishing withdrawal symptoms from relapse.
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The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines: Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, Gabapentinoids and Z-drugs https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Maudsley+Deprescribing+Guidelines%3A+Antidepressants%2C+Benzodiazepines%2C+Gabapentinoids+and+Z-drugs-p-9781119823025
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Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Mood disorders: clinical practice guidelines. 2020 https://www.ranzcp.org
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Therapeutic Guidelines https://tgldcdp.tg.org.au/viewTopic?etgAccess=true&guidelinePage=Psychotropic&topicfile=major-depression
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Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK). Stopping antidepressants, 2021 https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/treatments-and-wellbeing/stopping-antidepressants
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AMH Aged Care Companion, 2024 https://agedcare.amh.net.au/chapters/neurological-mental-health/depression
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Van Leeuwen E. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021; 2021(4): CD013495.
Quality Use of Medicines Alliance
Helping consumers and health professionals make safe and wise decisions about medicines and diagnostics. Funded by the Australian Government through the Quality Use of Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Pathology Program
