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Twitter account for ongoing research projects on the tapering of psychiatric medicines led by researchers in Trinity College Dublin. More info at https://xitter.gq/t.co/pOc0aopA1v

 Trinity College Dublin
Joined June 2022
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🔔🔔 Exciting news to share!!🔔🔔 The Top 10 priorities for future research on reducing & stopping psychiatric medication have now been published bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1… We hope that this study will help to promote much needed research in this area. Please share widely 🙏
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Replying to @LindAlliance
@LindAlliance have announced their Top 10 priorities for future research into reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines. We're offering #ResearchFunding to address these - for more details and to apply for funding, please see: nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr-jame…
James Lind Alliance (@LindAlliance) profile pictureJames Lind Alliance@LindAlliance12 Nov 2024
📢 New Top 10! The PROTECT PSP has announced the Top 10 priorities for future research about reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines: 🔗jla.nihr.ac.uk/priority-sett… Find out more about the work that has gone into identifying the Top 10: 🔗bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1…
PROTECT PSP (Priorities for Future Research on Reducing and Stopping Psychiatric Medicines)

PROTECT PSP (Priorities for Future Research on Reducing and Stopping Psychiatric Medicines)

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📢 New Top 10! The PROTECT PSP has announced the Top 10 priorities for future research about reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines: 🔗jla.nihr.ac.uk/priority-sett… Find out more about the work that has gone into identifying the Top 10: 🔗bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1…
PROTECT PSP (Priorities for Future Research on Reducing and Stopping Psychiatric Medicines)

PROTECT PSP (Priorities for Future Research on Reducing and Stopping Psychiatric Medicines)

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Great to see this from @tcddublin "The global consumption of psychiatric medication is increasing by 4% annually, with the greatest increase observed in antidepressant use. For people who wish to reduce and/or stop there are many gaps & unanswered questions."
Trinity College Dublin (@tcddublin) profile pictureTrinity College Dublin@tcddublin12 Nov 2024
New #TrinityResearch from @TCDPharmacy & @TCD_SNM identifies the top ten future #research priorities for reducing or stopping #psychiatricmedication Study is published in @BMJ_Open by @CathalCadogan @Cillmurry & @miriam_boland READ MORE: tcd.ie/news_events/top-stori… #TrinityExperts
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New #TrinityResearch from @TCDPharmacy & @TCD_SNM identifies the top ten future #research priorities for reducing or stopping #psychiatricmedication Study is published in @BMJ_Open by @CathalCadogan @Cillmurry & @miriam_boland READ MORE: tcd.ie/news_events/top-stori… #TrinityExperts
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This is a good start on a much ignored topic. Driven by lived experience, well done guys 🙏🏼
Taper Safer (@TaperSafer) profile pictureTaper Safer@TaperSafer6 Nov 2024
🔔🔔 Exciting news to share!!🔔🔔 The Top 10 priorities for future research on reducing & stopping psychiatric medication have now been published bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1… We hope that this study will help to promote much needed research in this area. Please share widely 🙏
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Replying to @TaperSafer @miriam_boland @Cillmurry @tcddublin @TCDPharmacy @Institute_PDW @BenzoReform @BZInfoCoalition @CEP_UK @Mental_Elf @LindAlliance
Thank you so much for asking me to input to this important study and all your hard work in this overlooked area.
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Congrats to Miriam Boland and @CathalCadogan for leading this priority setting project for deprescribing research from hundreds of patients and clinicians. Good to work with @wendyburn Prof Kessler @Altostrata and others to find common ground for progress. Funders welcome now!
Taper Safer (@TaperSafer) profile pictureTaper Safer@TaperSafer6 Nov 2024
🔔🔔 Exciting news to share!!🔔🔔 The Top 10 priorities for future research on reducing & stopping psychiatric medication have now been published bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1… We hope that this study will help to promote much needed research in this area. Please share widely 🙏
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We are very grateful to everyone who contributed to and supported this study - thank you! @TCD_SNM @pat_bracken @wendyburn @hrbireland @SurvivingADs @markhoro @AsaKGeuken @sandrasagary @_innercompass @totogronlund @doloreskeating @capcbristol
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Thank you to everyone who took part in the Round 2 survey! Looking forward to the workshop to finalise the Top 10 list of priorities. We were overwhelmed by the interest and support shown!
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🚨Last call to complete our survey on determining the priorities for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines. We’re especially keen to get more responses from healthcare professionals, in particular GPs and psychiatrists! Retweets appreciated 📷
Taper Safer (@TaperSafer) profile pictureTaper Safer@TaperSafer11 Oct 2023
The Round 2 survey on priorities for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines is closing next week (Monday 16th October). Thanks to all respondents to date. We would appreciate more responses from GPs & psychiatrists, so please share within your networks.
The Round 2 survey is closing next week - Monday 16th October. Thank you to everyone who has completed it to date. We could still do with more responses from GPs and psychiatrists, so please pass on to anyone within your networks who may be interested.

ALT The Round 2 survey is closing next week - Monday 16th October. Thank you to everyone who has completed it to date. We could still do with more responses from GPs and psychiatrists, so please pass on to anyone within your networks who may be interested.

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🚨Last call for responses to our survey on priorities for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines (closing date: Monday 16th October). We’re especially keen to get more responses from GPs and psychiatrists Retweets appreciated 🙏
Taper Safer (@TaperSafer) profile pictureTaper Safer@TaperSafer11 Oct 2023
The Round 2 survey on priorities for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines is closing next week (Monday 16th October). Thanks to all respondents to date. We would appreciate more responses from GPs & psychiatrists, so please share within your networks.
The Round 2 survey is closing next week - Monday 16th October. Thank you to everyone who has completed it to date. We could still do with more responses from GPs and psychiatrists, so please pass on to anyone within your networks who may be interested.

ALT The Round 2 survey is closing next week - Monday 16th October. Thank you to everyone who has completed it to date. We could still do with more responses from GPs and psychiatrists, so please pass on to anyone within your networks who may be interested.

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In case you missed this opportunity, there is still time to submit your responses and help create a safer future for psych patients across the world!
Taper Safer (@TaperSafer) profile pictureTaper Safer@TaperSafer11 Oct 2023
The Round 2 survey on priorities for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines is closing next week (Monday 16th October). Thanks to all respondents to date. We would appreciate more responses from GPs & psychiatrists, so please share within your networks.
The Round 2 survey is closing next week - Monday 16th October. Thank you to everyone who has completed it to date. We could still do with more responses from GPs and psychiatrists, so please pass on to anyone within your networks who may be interested.

ALT The Round 2 survey is closing next week - Monday 16th October. Thank you to everyone who has completed it to date. We could still do with more responses from GPs and psychiatrists, so please pass on to anyone within your networks who may be interested.

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Have your say about what is important in research about reducing/stopping psychiatric medications. Especially to GPs and psychiatrists.
Taper Safer (@TaperSafer) profile pictureTaper Safer@TaperSafer11 Oct 2023
The Round 2 survey on priorities for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines is closing next week (Monday 16th October). Thanks to all respondents to date. We would appreciate more responses from GPs & psychiatrists, so please share within your networks.
The Round 2 survey is closing next week - Monday 16th October. Thank you to everyone who has completed it to date. We could still do with more responses from GPs and psychiatrists, so please pass on to anyone within your networks who may be interested.

ALT The Round 2 survey is closing next week - Monday 16th October. Thank you to everyone who has completed it to date. We could still do with more responses from GPs and psychiatrists, so please pass on to anyone within your networks who may be interested.

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The Round 2 survey on priorities for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines is closing next week (Monday 16th October). Thanks to all respondents to date. We would appreciate more responses from GPs & psychiatrists, so please share within your networks.
The Round 2 survey is closing next week - Monday 16th October. Thank you to everyone who has completed it to date. We could still do with more responses from GPs and psychiatrists, so please pass on to anyone within your networks who may be interested.

ALT The Round 2 survey is closing next week - Monday 16th October. Thank you to everyone who has completed it to date. We could still do with more responses from GPs and psychiatrists, so please pass on to anyone within your networks who may be interested.

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🚨👇Really important study taking place @tcddublin is seeking people to take part in anonymous surveys to help shape research agenda about helping people to reduce and stop psychiatric medications if they so wish. #research #evidence #mentalhealth #informedconsent
Mad In Ireland (@Mad_In_Ireland) profile pictureMad In Ireland@Mad_In_Ireland4 Oct 2023
Trinity study aims to develop research questions about reducing and stopping psychiatric drugs madinireland.com/2023/10/tri… via @Mad_In_Ireland
Trinity study aims to develop research questions about reducing and stopping psychiatric drugs -...

Trinity study aims to develop research questions about reducing and stopping psychiatric drugs -...

A study to help identify the top priorities for future research about reducing and stopping psychiatric medications is seeking people to take part in two anonymous online surveys to help shape the...

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Trinity study aims to develop research questions about reducing and stopping psychiatric drugs madinireland.com/2023/10/tri… via @Mad_In_Ireland
Trinity study aims to develop research questions about reducing and stopping psychiatric drugs -...

Trinity study aims to develop research questions about reducing and stopping psychiatric drugs -...

A study to help identify the top priorities for future research about reducing and stopping psychiatric medications is seeking people to take part in two anonymous online surveys to help shape the...

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All #mentalhealth #prescribers - Questions for you on tapering medication #NP #ANP #Psychiatry 🧐
Taper Safer (@TaperSafer) profile pictureTaper Safer@TaperSafer26 Sep 2023
📢📢Calling all healthcare professionals!! We want to know what questions you have about reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines ('tapering'). Please take our anonymous survey to help inform future research - see link below 📢 ⬇️ tapersafer.org/the-protect-s…
Calling all healthcare professionals!! We want to know what questions you have about reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines ('tapering'). Please take our anonymous survey to help inform future research - see link below https://tapersafer.org/the-protect-study/how-to-take-part

ALT Calling all healthcare professionals!! We want to know what questions you have about reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines ('tapering'). Please take our anonymous survey to help inform future research - see link below https://tapersafer.org/the-protect-study/how-to-take-part

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📢📢Calling all healthcare professionals!! We want to know what questions you have about reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines ('tapering'). Please take our anonymous survey to help inform future research - see link below 📢 ⬇️ tapersafer.org/the-protect-s…
Calling all healthcare professionals!! We want to know what questions you have about reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines ('tapering'). Please take our anonymous survey to help inform future research - see link below https://tapersafer.org/the-protect-study/how-to-take-part

ALT Calling all healthcare professionals!! We want to know what questions you have about reducing and stopping psychiatric medicines ('tapering'). Please take our anonymous survey to help inform future research - see link below https://tapersafer.org/the-protect-study/how-to-take-part

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@RCPI_news @rcpsych @rcgp @ICGPnews @susanmsmith @tony_kendrick @MaudsleyNHS @Maudsley_pharm @JosephHarvey01 @sharonlambert0 @JohnTorousMD @aoife_ocall @dremmawallace @darachociardha @nsiriwardena @PGtzsche1 @J_F_Hayes @HengartnerMP @ReadReadj @joannamoncrieff @DavidTa23968240
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