Alan E Kazdin, Meredith G Harris, Irving Hwang, Nancy A Sampson, Dan J Stein, Maria Carmen Viana, Daniel V Vigo, Chi-Shin Wu, Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Jordi Alonso, Corina Benjet, Ronny Bruffaerts, José Miguel Caldas-Almeida, Graça Cardoso, Elisa Caselani, Stephanie Chardoul, Alfredo Cía, Peter de Jonge, Oye Gureje, Josep Maria Haro, Elie G Karam, Viviane Kovess-Masfety, Fernando Navarro-Mateu, Marina Piazza, José Posada-Villa, Kate M Scott, Juan Carlos Stagnaro, Margreet Ten Have, Yolanda Torres, Cristian Vladescu, Ronald C Kessler
BACKGROUND: Despite their documented efficacy, substantial proportions of patients discontinue antidepressant medication (ADM) without a doctor's recommendation. The current report integrates data on patient-reported reasons into an investigation of patterns and predictors of ADM discontinuation. METHODS: Face-to-face interviews with community samples from 13 countries ( n = 30 697) in the World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys included n = 1890 respondents who used ADMs within the past 12 months...
September 14, 2023: Psychological Medicine