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R.F.K. Jr.’s Newest Mission: Getting Us Off Antidepressants

R.F.K. Jr.’s Newest Mission: Getting Us Off Antidepressants

The Daily vor 3 Monaten

The process of “deprescribing,” in which a doctor helps a patient taper off a psychiatric medication, is now being considered in the development of federal health policy.

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In his latest public health crusade, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the
health secretary, is asking why millions of Americans have been
taking psychiatric drugs for far longer than ever intended.

In the process, he’s highlighting an open secret in medicine:
that doctors are better at starting drug treatments than at
stopping them, and that patients who want to end their treatment
are increasingly taking matters into their own hands.

Ellen Barry, a mental health reporter, takes us inside the
growing movement to “deprescribe.”

Guest: Ellen Barry, a reporter covering mental
health for The New York Times.

Background reading: Some psychiatrists fear that Mr. Kennedy’s
call to rein in the use of depression medications will drive
patients away from care.

Photo: Darren Staples/Reuters

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