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Mental health
anti-depressants
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Abstract
Fauzia Khan meets Dr Mark Horowitz, Trainee Psychiatrist and Clinical Research Fellow in the NHS. Mark talks about his journey into psychiatry, his personal experience of using antidepressants and the withdrawal effects he experienced. Mark also discusses his research interests and the recent umbrella systematic review he co-authored with Professor Joanna Moncrieff on the serotonin theory of depression. [1]
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