Routine treatment pathways in a cohort of patients with major depression and suicidality in Italy: the ARIANNA observational study.
Maurizio PompiliBernardo Maria Dell'OssoGianluca RossoMario AmoreAntonello BellomoAntonio MautoneElisa PilottoSandra RamacciottiMaria Ilaria ScardigliGiuseppe AscioneRiccardo CipelliCarmen SansoneLucia SimoniMarina AdamiDario Delmontenull nullPublished in: Comprehensive psychiatry (2023)
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first cohort study that prospectively describes the characteristics of patients with MDD and suicide risk in Italy, and how they are treated in clinical practice. The study confirms this is a difficult-to-treat population. In addition, a lack of rapid, effective treatment for reducing depressive symptoms and suicidality is observed.