The patient voice: Antidepressant withdrawal, medically unexplained symptoms and functional neurological disorders


Abstract

Prescribers' lack of recognition of antidepressant withdrawal has led patients experiencing withdrawal symptoms to be diagnosed as having Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) or Functional Neurological Disorders (FND).


Citation

Brown, M. & Lewis, S. (2020). 'The patient voice: Antidepressant withdrawal, medically unexplained symptoms and functional neurological disorders', The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, 20 (4), pp. 14-20.



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