Moncrieff, Joanna

The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence

Moncrieff, J., Cooper, R. E., Stockmann, T., Amendola, S., Hengartner, M. P., & Horowitz, M. A. (2023) · Molecular Psychiatry

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorTreatment of Major Depression

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Psychiatry beyond the current paradigm

Bracken, P., Thomas, P., Timimi, S., Asen, E., Behr, G., Beuster, C., Bhunnoo, S., Browne, I., Chhina, N., Double, D., et al. (2012) · British Journal of Psychiatry

Mental Health and PsychiatryMental Health and Patient Involvement

Cited by 474

Active placebos versus antidepressants for depression

Moncrieff, J., Wessely, S., & Hardy, R. (2004) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Treatment of Major DepressionPain Management and Placebo Effect

Cited by 342

Does antipsychotic withdrawal provoke psychosis? Review of the literature on rapid onset psychosis (supersensitivity psychosis) and withdrawal‐related relapse

Moncrieff, J. (2006) · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Schizophrenia research and treatmentBipolar Disorder and Treatment

Cited by 231

Development of a quality assessment instrument for trials of treatments for depression and neurosis

Moncrieff, J., Churchill, R., Drummond, D. C., & McGuire, H. (2001) · International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsPsychology Research and Bibliometrics

Cited by 185

Childhood trauma in bipolar disorder

Watson, S., Gallagher, P., Dougall, D., Porter, R., Moncrieff, J., Ferrier, I. N., & Young, A. H. (2014) · Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 122

Clinical trials and the response rate illusion

Kirsch, I., & Moncrieff, J. (2007) · Contemporary Clinical Trials

Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsMeta-analysis and systematic reviews

Cited by 80

Antipsychotic maintenance treatment: time to rethink

Moncrieff, J. (2015) · PLoS Medicine

Schizophrenia research and treatmentPsychiatric care and mental health services

Cited by 80

Why is it so difficult to stop psychiatric drug treatment?

Moncrieff, J. (2006) · Medical Hypotheses

Schizophrenia research and treatmentTreatment of Major Depression

Cited by 59

SSRI and SNRI withdrawal symptoms reported on an internet forum

Stockmann, T., Odegbaro, D., Timimi, S., & Moncrieff, J. (2018) · International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine

Treatment of Major DepressionElectroconvulsive Therapy Studies

Cited by 54

Are we repeating mistakes of the past? A review of the evidence for esketamine

Horowitz, M. A., & Moncrieff, J. (2021) · The British Journal of Psychiatry

Treatment of Major DepressionElectroconvulsive Therapy Studies

Cited by 53

Mental health professionals’ views and experiences of antipsychotic reduction and discontinuation

Cooper, R. E., Hanratty, É., Morant, N., & Moncrieff, J. (2019) · PLoS ONE

Schizophrenia research and treatmentPsychiatric care and mental health services

Cited by 49

Barriers to stopping neuroleptic (antipsychotic) treatment in people with schizophrenia, psychosis or bipolar disorder

Moncrieff, J., Gupta, S., & Horowitz, M. A. (2020) · Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology

Schizophrenia research and treatmentBipolar Disorder and Treatment

Cited by 43

‘They won't do any harm and might do some good’: time to think again on the use of antidepressants?

Middleton, H., & Moncrieff, J. (2011) · British Journal of General Practice

Treatment of Major DepressionMental Health Treatment and Access

Cited by 36

“Stabilise-reduce, stabilise-reduce”: A survey of the common practices of deprescribing services and recommendations for future services

Cooper, R. E., Ashman, M., Lomani, J., Moncrieff, J., Guy, A., Davies, J., Morant, N., & Horowitz, M. (2023) · PLOS ONE

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesOpioid Use Disorder Treatment

Cited by 23

The nature and impact of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms and proposal of the Discriminatory Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms Scale (DAWSS)

Moncrieff, J., Read, J., & Horowitz, M. A. (2024) · Journal of Affective Disorders Reports

Treatment of Major DepressionBipolar Disorder and Treatment

Cited by 20

Opium and the People: The Prescription Psychopharmaceutical Epidemic in Historical Context

Moncrieff, J. (2017) · The Sedated Society

Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesOpioid Use Disorder Treatment

Cited by 2

Association between major cardiovascular events and esketamine: A disproportionality analysis in the WHO pharmacovigilance database

Taillefer de Laportalière, T., Horowitz, M. A., Soeiro, T., Lepetit, M., Jullien, A., Yrondi, A., Moncrieff, J., Naudet, F., & Montastruc, F. (2025) · European Neuropsychopharmacology

Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsTreatment of Major Depression

Cited by 2