Reference Page - Integrative counsellor experience of antidepressant discussion with clients in a therapeutic space: A Thematic Analysis

Please see below for a list of references used in my presentation on the above topic at the BACP research conference in May 2025. If you would like any further inforamtion, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Blair, L., Heydon-Hatchett, V., Davies, G., Guy, A. and Davies, J. (2021) 'Therapists' perspectives on working with clients taking psychiatric drugs: Findings from a mixed-methods survey'. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 21(4), pp. 1008–1020. doi: 10.1002/capr.12403.

Crowe, M., Inder, M. and McCall, C. (2023) 'Experience of antidepressant use and discontinuation: A qualitative synthesis of the evidence'. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 30(1), pp. 21–34. doi: 10.1111/jpm.12850.

Cuijpers, P., Leonore, de W., Weitz, E., Andersson, G. and Huibers, M. (2015) 'The combination of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of adult depression: A comprehensive meta-analysis'. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies 15(2), pp. 147–168.

Fox, J., Hagedorn, W.B. and Sivo, S.A. (2016) 'Clinical decision-making and intuition: A task analysis of 44 experienced counsellors'. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 16(4), pp. 244–255. doi: 10.1002/capr.12084.

Maund, E., Dewar-Haggart, R., Williams, S., Bowers, H., Geraghty, A., Leydon, G., May, C., Dawson, S., Kendrick, T. (2019) 'Barriers and facilitators to discontinuing antidepressant use: A systematic review and thematic synthesis'. Journal of Affective Disorders 245(October 2018), pp. 38–62. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.10.107.

Möller, H.J. and Falkai, P. (2023) 'Is the serotonin hypothesis/theory of depression still relevant? Methodological reflections motivated by a recently published umbrella review'. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 273(1), pp. 1–3. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-022-01549-8.

Moncrieff, J., Cooper, R.E., Stockmann, T., Amendola, S., Hengartner, M.P. and Horowitz, M.A. (2022) 'The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence'. Molecular Psychiatry (May), pp. 1–14. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01661-0.

Moncrieff, J. and Stockmann, T. (2019) 'What psychiatric drugs do by class'. in Guy, A., Davies, J., and Rizq, R. (eds.) Guidance for psychological therapists: Enabling conversations with clients taking or withdrawing from prescribed psychiatric drugs. London: APPG for Prescribed Drug Dependence, pp. 37–73.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [NICE] (2022) Depression in adults: treatment and management NICE guideline. Available at: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng222 (Accessed: 29 January 2024).

Owen-Pugh, V. and Baines, L. (2014) 'Exploring the clinical experiences of novice counsellors working with LGBT clients: Implications for training'. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 14(1), pp. 19–28. Available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2013.782055.

Public Health England (2020) Prescribed medicines review: summary. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prescribed-medicines-review-report/prescribed-medicines-review-summary (Accessed: 4 March 2024).

Read, J., Grigoriu, M., Gee, A., Diggle, J. and Butler, H. (2020a) 'The Positive and Negative Experiences of 342 Antidepressant Users'. Community Mental Health Journal 56(4), pp. 744–752. doi: 10.1007/s10597-019-00535-0.

Thériault, A., Gazzola, N. and Richardson, B. (2009) 'Feelings of incompetence in novice therapists Consequences, coping, and correctives'. Canadian Journal of Counselling 43(2), pp. 105–119.

Vesentini, L. et al. (2024) 'Intimate and sexual feelings in psychotherapy : educational topic or still taboo?'. Journal of Mental Health 33(3), pp. 287–294. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2023.2210652.

Wise, J. (2022) '"No convincing evidence" that depression is caused by low serotonin levels, say study authors'. BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 378(July), pp. 1–2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.o1808.

Zilcha-Mano, S., Roose, S.P., Barber, P. and Rutherford, B.R. (2015) 'Therapeutic Alliance in Antidepressant Treatment: Cause or Effect of Symptomatic Levels?'. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 84(3), pp. 177–182. doi: 10.1159/000379756.