June 2025
Recovery from depression
Empowering recovery from depression: new evidence for GPs
This topic covers:
- Lifestyle interventions are powerful and should be a part of the treatment plan.
- Antidepressants can be beneficial but ensure regular review and consider ceasing after a period of symptom improvement.
- As early as possible in a patient’s treatment, discuss a plan to cease antidepressant use and the risk of withdrawal symptoms.
- Review antidepressant use regularly to weigh benefits and harms.
New evidence for GPs treating mild to moderate depression have confirmed the protective effects of lifestyle interventions against relapse of depression and suggest they might protect against depression. This shift is accompanied by a clearer understanding of withdrawal symptoms while stopping an antidepressant.
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Medicines stewardship resources for service providers
This topic covers:
- Lifestyle interventions are powerful and should be a part of the treatment plan.
- Antidepressants can be beneficial but ensure regular review and consider ceasing after a period of symptom improvement.
- As early as possible in a patient’s treatment, discuss a plan to cease antidepressant use and the risk of withdrawal symptoms.
- Review antidepressant use regularly to weigh benefits and harms.