Healio (1/4, Herpen) reports, “For those with major depressive disorder” (MDD), “early intervention is crucial to address treatment-resistant depression” (TRD), “which may lead to higher disease burden on the patient and health care system,” investigators concluded in a study that “identified a total of 158,169 unipolar MDD episodes among 145,577 individuals between January 2012 and December 2017.” From this group of patients, “12,793 episodes (11%) qualified for consideration as TRD.” The findings were published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Related Links:
— “Intervention key for major depressive disorder to prevent treatment-resistant depression “Robert Herpen, Healio, January 4, 2023