GPs are leaving patients in the dark on the side effects of antidepressants Family doctors are leaving patients in the dark about the side effects of antidepressants, sedatives and other psychiatric treatments, experts have warned.
Four in every five patients with mental health problems were not told the potential side effects of their medications, according to the charity Mind.
The organisation's annual survey, which asked 12,000 people about their experiences, found 53 per cent of patients did not receive enough information about the purpose of treatments they were prescribed. The Daily Mail
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