Katharine A Wallis

Jul 3, 2024 | healthed.com.au | Katharine A Wallis

Around one in seven Australians take antidepressants. The decision to start is often made in a time of crisis, with the thought they might help for a period and then be stopped. Most people don’t start antidepressants thinking they will take them for life. Clinical guidelines recommend only six to 12 months antidepressant therapy for a single episode of moderate to severe depression. However, about half of people taking antidepressants have been using them for longer than 12 months.

Jun 18, 2024 | dailybulletin.com.au | Katharine A Wallis

Around one in seven Australians take antidepressants. The decision to start is often made in a time of crisis, with the thought they might help for a period and then be stopped. Most people don’t start antidepressants thinking they will take them for life. Clinical guidelines recommend only six to 12 months antidepressant therapy for a single episode of moderate to severe depression. However, about half of people taking antidepressants have been using them for longer than 12 months.

Jun 13, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Katharine A Wallis

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Apr 23, 2023 | mja.com.au | Ian Scott |Jenny Doust |Gerben Keijzers |Katharine A Wallis

Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.51925 Published online: 24 April 2023 In the words of renowned American surgeon, writer and public health researcher Dr Atul Gawande, “The core predicament of medicine — the thing that makes being a patient so wrenching, being a doctor so difficult, and being a part of society that pays the bills they run up so vexing — is uncertainty … Medicine's ground state is uncertainty.

Mar 17, 2023 | medicalxpress.com | Mark Horowitz |Joanna Moncrieff |Katharine A Wallis

Misinformation about antidepressants is rife and is probably fueling their rise in use. Chief among these false ideas are: Antidepressant withdrawal effects are mild and only last two to three weeks, with any severe symptoms interpreted as a relapse in depression. Antidepressants are not addictive, so they can't be that difficult to stop. If you are having difficulty getting off your antidepressant, that shows you must need them. You should be able to stop your antidepressants in a month or two.