The nature and impact of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms and proposal of the Discriminatory Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms Scale (DAWSS)
Research Paper The nature and impact of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms and proposal of the Discriminatory Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms Scale (DAWSS) Joanna Moncrieff (1, 2), John Read (3), Mark Horowitz (1, 2) Department of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK Goodmayes Hospital, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK School of Psychology, University of East London, London, UK Received 28 November 2023, Revised 8 March 2024, Accepted 14 March 2024, Available online 15 March 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100765 Highlights • Antidepressant withdrawal can be severe and protracted • It produces characteristic physical and emotional symptoms • All symptoms were more severe after stopping than before starting antidepressants • We identified the 15 most discriminatory withdrawal symptoms in our sample • Withdrawal did not differ between people with physical or mental health diagnoses Abstract Background We sought to understand more abo...