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The British Journal of Psychiatry· 2026Q1

Psychotropic medications in mood disorders: to deprescribe or not?

Jeffrey CL Looi, Erica Bell, Steve R Kisely, Kinga Szymaniak et al.

Short summary

New guidance offers expert consensus on deprescribing psychotropic medications for mood disorders, outlining strategies for clinical implementation.

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Key points

  • Guidance for deprescribing psychotropic medications in mood disorders has been developed through expert consensus.
  • The guidance offers suggestions for clinical implementation of deprescribing strategies.
  • The paper discusses the execution of these strategies in different clinical settings.
  • Integration of deprescribing into routine clinical practice is also addressed.

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Abstract

In recent years deprescribing mood disorder medications has attracted increasing attention, and guidance provides suggestions for clinical implementation of deprescribing strategies that have been derived through expert consensus. Summarising and highlighting key recommendations, we discuss their execution in various clinical contexts and discuss their integration into clinical practice.

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