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To educate the public and healthcare providers, advocate for change, and support research on the risks and realities of antidepressant use and discontinuation. ACE provides free peer-led support groups for individuals or families affected by antidepressant harm.

A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people make informed choices about psychiatric medications through educational resources, personal recovery stories, community support, and practical tools for navigating withdrawal and recovery.

Founded by Mikhaila Peterson, Prescribed Harm is an educational platform dedicated to raising awareness of psychiatric medication-induced neurological injuries. The site brings together peer-reviewed research, educational resources, and hundreds of patient stories to help you better understand the risks of psychiatric medications.

The top and leading nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD)—a condition in which sexual, emotional, and cognitive dysfunction can persist indefinitely after stopping antidepressants. The leading organization supports patients, advocates for greater medical recognition, improves education and informed consent, and works to accelerate research aimed at developing effective treatments and a cure.

An independent nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD).

Mad in America is an independent nonprofit news and education organization that publishes articles, expert commentary, research summaries, and personal stories exploring mental health, psychiatric medications, recovery, and evolving approaches to mental health care.

RxISK is a free, independent drug safety website to help you weigh the benefits of any medication against its potential dangers.

A nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of psychiatric medication-induced akathisia—a serious neurological adverse drug reaction that can cause severe inner restlessness, agitation, and, in some cases, suicide and violence. MISSD provides free education, resources, and advocacy to help prevent medication-induced harm and save lives.

A nonprofit organization advancing akathisia education and research to help end medication-induced suicide and violence. The Akathisia Alliance works to improve recognition of akathisia among clinicians and the public, and supports research into this often-missed and potentially life-threatening adverse drug reaction.

An international nonprofit organization bringing together clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience to improve the understanding and management of psychiatric medication withdrawal. Through education, collaboration, and professional training, the Institute works to advance safer tapering practices and improve outcomes for patients worldwide.

An award-winning documentary that shares the stories of individuals harmed by prescribed psychiatric medications. It is an invaluable resource for helping parents, family members, loved ones, healthcare professionals, and anyone unfamiliar with these experiences better understand what many individuals living with psychiatric medication injury endure.

A nonprofit organization that educates about the adverse effects of prescribed benzodiazepines while advocating for greater awareness of benzodiazepine injury, improved informed consent, increased research, and better access to evidence-based care for affected patients.

A board-certified psychiatrist specializing in patient-centered psychiatric medication tapering. Dr. Giordano develops individualized deprescribing plans while supporting patients through withdrawal and long-term recovery.

An internationally recognized psychiatrist, clinical researcher, and leading expert on antidepressant withdrawal. After experiencing severe antidepressant withdrawal himself, Dr. Horowitz dedicated his career to researching safer ways to discontinue psychiatric medications. He pioneered evidence-based hyperbolic tapering, is the lead author of The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines, and has published numerous influential scientific papers that have helped reshape clinical understanding of antidepressant withdrawal.

A Danish clinical psychologist, researcher, and author specializing in psychiatric drug withdrawal. He helps people taper safely using gradual, hyperbolic dose reductions. For over a decade, he has run a dedicated tapering and psychotherapy clinic in Denmark, working with thousands of individuals navigating the challenges of withdrawal. His research on receptor-occupancy tapering and safe discontinuation strategies has been published in leading journals, and he collaborates internationally with clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to advance safe deprescribing. Author of Crossing Zero – The Art and Science of Coming Off – and Staying Off – Psychiatric Drugs, he is a leading international voice on safely deprescribing.

A physician assistant and taper coach with 12 years of experience helping hundreds of others through the withdrawal process. She specializes in helping individuals safely navigate psychiatric medication withdrawal through personalized education, coaching, and tapering support. Email: nlambersoncoaching@gmail.com

A virtual deprescribing clinic that connects patients with clinicians trained in evidence-based psychiatric medication tapering. Outro provides individualized tapering plans, medical supervision, and ongoing support throughout the withdrawal process.

A specialized medical clinic focused exclusively on helping patients safely reduce or discontinue psychiatric medications through individualized tapering plans, physician oversight, and withdrawal management.

A psychiatric drug withdrawal coach with lived experience recovering from psychotropic medication injury. Angie provides support to help individuals navigate the challenges of psychiatric medication withdrawal and nervous system healing. She offers guidance and support throughout the recovery journey.

Surviving Antidepressants is one of the world's leading peer-led resources for antidepressant withdrawal, offering tapering guidance and a vast archive of lay person knowledge. The forum is now read-only, preserving years of invaluable patient knowledge.

"Inner Compass Exchange is a unique peer-to-peer online community, offering support, learning, discussion spaces, private chat, talks, and events on topics related to life beyond psychiatric diagnoses, drugs, and drug withdrawal."

A peer support platform focused on helping people safely reduce psychiatric medications through shared experiences, practical guidance, and community connection.

One of the world's largest peer-support communities for individuals experiencing benzodiazepine withdrawal. The forum provides education, shared experiences, and community support throughout the recovery process.

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By Robert Whitaker An award-winning investigative book examining long-term outcomes associated with psychiatric medications and how modern treatment practices may have contributed to rising rates of chronic mental illness.

By Laura Delano

By Mark Horowitz & David Taylor One of the leading clinical references on safely tapering antidepressants, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids, and Z-drugs using evidence-based deprescribing strategies.

By Dr. Anders Sørensen

By Brooke Siem

By Dr. Joanna Moncrieff Chemically Imbalanced explores how the "chemical imbalance" theory became widely accepted despite a lack of convincing scientific evidence supporting it.

A concise, shareable guide from the British Journal of General Practice summarizing key research on antidepressant withdrawal and tapering.