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Service-User Knowledge Helps Researchers Develop Psychiatric Drug Tapering Approaches

Ana Florence, PhD - July 20, 2020 9

New strategies for tapering psychiatric drugs achieved by acknowledging withdrawal symptoms and valuing service-users’ first-hand knowledge.

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