Sherry Julo's guest appearances

Sherry Julo

Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health

Kelly Brogan

Zach Bush

Johann Hari

Will Davies

Darcia Narvaez

Lucy Johnstone

David Healy

Jessica Taylor

Peter Breggin

Nicole Beurkens

Jodi Aman

David Cohen

Peter Sterling

Laura Delano

Chris Hansen

OwlTail

John Read

This week on the MIA podcast, we discuss a recent paper that considers the support provided by online support groups when people seek help for psychiatric drug withdrawal. The paper is entitled ‘The role of Facebook groups in the management and raising of awareness of antidepressant withdrawal: is social media filling the void left by health services?’ It was published in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology in January 2021 and the authors are Sherry Julo, Ed White and John Read. "In June 2020, the groups had a total membership of 67,125, of which, 60,261 were in private groups. The increase in membership for the 13 groups over the study period was 28.4%. One group was examined in greater detail. Group membership was 82.5% female, as were 80% of the Administrators and Moderators, all of whom are lay volunteers. Membership was international but dominated (51.2%) by the United States (US). The most common reason for seeking out this group was failed clinician-led tapers." Links and further information The role of Facebook groups in the management and raising of awareness of antidepressant withdrawal: is social media filling the void left by health services?  Facebook Groups Provide Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal Help When Doctors Don’t  Out of the Abyss (with a Little Help from My Friends) Antidepressant Withdrawal: Avoid Doctors? Tens of Thousands Relying on Social Media Support Groups to Withdraw From Antidepressants (video)

This week on the MIA podcast, we discuss a recent paper that considers the support provided by online support groups when people seek help for psychiatric drug withdrawal. The paper is entitled ‘<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2045125320981174" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The role of Facebook groups in the management and raising of awareness of antidepressant withdrawal: is social media filling the void left by health services?</a>’ It was published in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology in January 2021 and the authors are Sherry Julo, Ed White and John Read. "In June 2020, the groups had a total membership of 67,125, of which, 60,261 were in private groups. The increase in membership for the 13 groups over the study period was 28.4%. One group was examined in greater detail. Group membership was 82.5% female, as were 80% of the Administrators and Moderators, all of whom are lay volunteers. Membership was international but dominated (51.2%) by the United States (US). The most common reason for seeking out this group was failed clinician-led tapers." Links and further information <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2045125320981174" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The role of Facebook groups in the management and raising of awareness of antidepressant withdrawal: is social media filling the void left by health services?</a> <a href="https://www.madinamerica.com/2021/01/facebook-groups-provide-psychiatric-drug-withdrawal-help-doctors-dont/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook Groups Provide Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal Help When Doctors Don’t</a> <a href="https://www.madinamerica.com/2020/09/out-abyss-little-help-friends/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Out of the Abyss (with a Little Help from My Friends)</a> <a href="https://rxisk.org/antidepressant-withdrawal-avoid-doctors/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Antidepressant Withdrawal: Avoid Doctors?</a> <a href="https://vimeo.com/501438553" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Tens of Thousands Relying on Social Media Support Groups to Withdraw From Antidepressants (video)</a>

Sherry Julo, Ed White and John Read – Online Support Groups for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal