caa a22 4500 388073322 CHVBK 20180307125154.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199909 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0790966700005358 doi S0790966700005358 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0790966700005358 Survey of symptoms associated with antidepressant discontinuation [Elektronische Daten] [Ashar Khan, Roisin Kelly, Michael Gill] Objectives: Literature reports on SSRI associated discontinuation symptoms are variable. As a result, the prevalence of an antidepressant halo effect can not be ruled out. This survey aims to assess the awareness and experience of these symptoms among doctors in Ireland. Method: Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of 100 GPs, NCHDs and consultants. A questionnaire measured awareness, experience and reported severity, of SSRI discontinuation symptoms as opposed to TCAs, the latter being used as ‘controls'. Data was statistically analysed using SPSS (Windows Version 8.0). Results: Response to the questionnaire was as follows: 37% of GPs (n = 37), 35% consultants (n = 35) and 18% NCHDs (n = 18). Comparisons were made between the three groups. There was significant variability in the reported recognition and severity of symptoms specific to the SSRI discontinuation syndrome within and between the groups. Overall NCHDs attribute less discontinuation symptoms to SSRIs (p = 0.038) and GPs attribute more to TCAs (p = 0.03). Conclusions: Doctors tend to generalise discontinuation symptoms to all antidepressants with significant variation in reporting practices. Thus there is a need for randomised control studies to aid the recognition and prevention of the discontinuation syndrome. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999 Antidepressants nationallicence Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors nationallicence Tricyclic antidepressants nationallicence Discontinuation syndrome nationallicence Survey nationallicence Awareness nationallicence Experience nationallicence Khan Ashar Mental Health Service, Wellington Hospital, Private Bag 7902, Wellington South, New Zealand aut Kelly Roisin St. Davnet's Hospital, Monaghan, Co Monaghan, Ireland aut Gill Michael Department of Psychiatry, St. James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine Cambridge University Press 16/3(1999-09), 89-92 0790-9667 16:3<89 1999 16 IPM https://doi.org/10.1017/S0790966700005358 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0790966700005358 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Khan Ashar Mental Health Service, Wellington Hospital, Private Bag 7902, Wellington South, New Zealand aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kelly Roisin St. Davnet's Hospital, Monaghan, Co Monaghan, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gill Michael Department of Psychiatry, St. James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine Cambridge University Press 16/3(1999-09), 89-92 0790-9667 16:3<89 1999 16 IPM CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge