Medscape (12/15, Bender, Subscription Publication) reports, “Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is significantly linked to comorbid psychiatric conditions and a higher risk for mortality and can take more than a year to be diagnosed,” researchers concluded in the findings of “a population study of more than 145,000 patients.” The study revealed that “participants with TRD used outpatient resources and missed work at twice the rate as patients with treatment-responsive depression.” Additionally, they “had a threefold higher number of days spent in hospital.” The findings were published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Psychiatry.
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