Attempting to stop antipsychotic medication: success, supports, and efforts to cope

ConclusionsFindings cannot be readily generalised due to sampling constraints, but results suggest a wide range of supports and coping strategies may be used when attempting to discontinue antipsychotics. Many people may attempt to discontinue antipsychotics without any support. Those who have support for their attempts may be significantly less likely to relapse during withdrawal and more likely to succeed in their attempt. There is a pressing need for further research in this area.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research