Describing the burden of disease amongst inpatients with treatment resistant major depressive disorder in Australia.

Melanie HurleyAngela KomitiMalcolm Hopwood

Published in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2024)

Personal and clinical characteristics of patients hospitalised for TRD were similar to TRD globally with impaired quality of life relative to the general Australian population. TRD patients on average presented with moderate/severe depression, highlighting the need for greater support for these individuals.

Keyphrases

major depressive disorder
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
high intensity
drug induced