Michael P. Hengartner, PhD

New prospective cohort study published by my group with @markhoro We show that rapidly increasing depressive and anxiety symptoms during antidepressant tapering likely reflect withdrawal reactions - and not relapsing mental disorders.
Open access: karger.com/pps/article/do…

Led by Carola Huber, head of the brilliant research department of Helsana health insurance, we published a new study on the association between long-term antidepressant use and dementia risk:

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

I published a new paper on concept creep in narcissistic personality disorder. It shows that the semantic expansion and over-inclusive use of the concept of pathological narcissism is a real thing with potentially negative practical consequences

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I welcome this paper stressing the adverse long-term effects of antipsychotics and their potential to cause anhedonia and dysphoria. But it bothers me that these adverse effects were long downplayed and admitted just as a new drug class entered the market
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

I gave an interview for Swisslectures on depression and its prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment (in German):

Videopodcast: youtu.be/BeGwchKISZ0