S5 E14: Discontinuing Antidepressants; Helping Persistent Symptoms; CVD In the UK

Welcome to a new episode of the Hot Topics Podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. Today is election results day but we're not talking about politics, we're focusing on the research. We look at a paper in the latest BJGP which looks at which factors influence a patient's decision to discontinue anti-depressants, explore a paper in the Lancet on whether a symptom-clinic led by GPs can improve outcomes for patients with multiple and persistent symptoms, and discuss trends in cardiovascular disease in the UK over the past 20 years, published in the BMJ this week. ReferencesNB Blog on Discontinuation of AntidepressantsBJGP Discontinuation of antidepressantsLancet Symptom clinicBMJ CVD trendswww.nbmedical.com/podcast