Emotional blunting in patients with depression. Part IV: differences between patient and physician perceptions.

Compared with previous studies, our results suggest that HCPs may underestimate the prevalence of emotional blunting in patients with depression. HCPs also appear to underestimate the severity and impact of emotional blunting on patient functioning and treatment adherence compared with patients' own perspectives. Differences between patient and HCP perspectives were most pronounced during the acute phase of the disease.