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April 1, 2021BMJ OpenOpen Access

Exploration of GP perspectives on deprescribing antidepressants: a qualitative study

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Why the study?

What factors influence GPs' decisions to deprescribe antidepressants?

Population

GPs

Design

Qualitative study

Authors

DKDervla KellyUniversity of LimerickJGJustin GraffiUniversity of TorontoMNMaria NoonanUniversity of Limerick

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Implication

May inform GP training on deprescribing; leaves open need for relapse data to refine guidelines.

Structured PICO

What factors influence GPs' decisions to deprescribe antidepressants?

P
Population
General Practitioners (GPs)
I
Intervention
Deprescribing antidepressants
O
Outcome
Factors that influence GPs' decisions to deprescribe antidepressants

GPs are confident in deprescribing antidepressants but highlight a need for more data on relapse rates to guide clinical decision-making.

Cite This Study

Kelly et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d9d98e9a6164e50fa3d948https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046054
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