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Managing Antidepressant Discontinuation: A Systematic Review

Emma Maund, Beth Stuart, Michael Moore, Christopher Dowrick, Adam W.A. Geraghty, Sarah Dawson and Tony Kendrick
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2019, 17 (1) 52-60; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2336
Emma Maund
1Primary Care & Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Aldermoor Health Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
MSc, MPhil, PhD
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Beth Stuart
1Primary Care & Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Aldermoor Health Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
MSc, PhD
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Michael Moore
1Primary Care & Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Aldermoor Health Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
BM BS, MRCP, FRCGP
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Christopher Dowrick
2Institute of Psychology Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
MSc, MD, CQSW, FRCGP
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Adam W.A. Geraghty
1Primary Care & Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Aldermoor Health Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
MSc, PhD, CPsychol, FHEA
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Sarah Dawson
3Department of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Tony Kendrick
1Primary Care & Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Aldermoor Health Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
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vol. 17 no. 1 52-60
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2336
PubMed 
30670397

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication June 14, 2018
  • Revision received October 8, 2018
  • Accepted for publication November 1, 2018
  • Published online January 22, 2019.

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  1. Emma Maund, MSc, MPhil, PhD1,
  2. Beth Stuart, MSc, PhD1,
  3. Michael Moore, BM BS, MRCP, FRCGP1,
  4. Christopher Dowrick, MSc, MD, CQSW, FRCGP2,
  5. Adam W.A. Geraghty, MSc, PhD, CPsychol, FHEA1,
  6. Sarah Dawson, MSc3 and
  7. Tony Kendrick, MD, FRCGP, FRCPsych (Hon), FHEA1⇑
  1. 1Primary Care & Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Aldermoor Health Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
  2. 2Institute of Psychology Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
  3. 3Department of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Tony Kendrick, MD, FRCGP, FRCPsych (Hon), FHEA, Primary Care & Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Aldermoor Health Centre, Southampton SO16 5ST, United Kingdom, A.R.Kendrick{at}soton.ac.uk

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