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. 2021 Apr 22;2021(4):CD013495. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013495.pub2

Molenaar 2016.

Methods Randomised controlled trial
Participants Pregnant women with gestational age less than 16 weeks who use SSRIs without clinically relevant depressive symptoms
Interventions Intervention 1: preventive cognitive therapy with gradual, guided discontinuation of SSRIs under medical management
Intervention 2: continuation of SSRI
Outcomes ‐ cumulative incidence of relapse or recurrence of maternal depressive disorder during pregnancy and up to 3 months postpartum
‐ child outcome (neonatal outcomes and psychomotor and behavioural outcomes up to 24 months' postpartum)
‐ healthcare costs
Notes Unclear if participants meet the criteria for long‐term antidepressants (duration < 6 months)
Miminum duration of antidepressant treatment not reported in the protocol
Paper is accepted

AD: antidepressant.

GP: general practitioner.

MDD: major depressive disorder.

PHQ9: Patient Health Questionnaire‐9.

SSRI: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.