Peter Groot News Today

Peter Gøtzsche: To reduce the risk of withdrawal symptoms, it is necessary to respect the form of the binding curve.

Peter Gøtzsche discusses withdrawal and how to taper off psychiatric drugs.

New research by Jim van Os and Peter Groot finds that using hyperbolic tapering to discontinue antidepressants reduces withdrawal effects.

Fernando de Freitas, co-founder of Mad in Brasil, passed away January 30. He was devoted to transforming psychiatric care in Brazil and beyond

"The insurance companies, the patients, and the doctors are addicted to the tablets. So we are all stuck in the system. And only if you put the health of the patient as the purpose of your treatment can you change it.” ~ Pharmacist Paul Harder

Dr David Healy discusses World Tapering Day, antidepressants and sensory neuropathy and difficulties with deprescribing.

New strategies for tapering psychiatric drugs achieved by acknowledging withdrawal symptoms and valuing service-users’ first-hand knowledge.

A new study by Peter Groot and Jim van Os investigated whether tapering strips can help people stop using antidepressants.

Do we take enough account of total drug exposure time when devising antidepressant tapering strategies?

From IIPDW: Reimbursing tapering strips that help patients taper medication will save a lot of suffering and death. Yet health insurers refuse to do so.