Over Half Of Consumers Stopped Antidepressant Or Psychotherapy For Depression After 5 Months

About 54.7% of those diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) stopped treatment after five months following their diagnosis. For those with MDD, a single treatment method (pharmacological or psychotherapy) of treatment was more common (58.5%) than treatment using both methods combined (36.2%).

These findings were reported in “Rates and Determinants of Use of Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy by Patients With Major Depressive Disorder” by Fraser W. Gaspar, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Catherine S. Zaidel, M.E.M.; and Carolyn S. Dewa, Ph.D., M.P.H. Through a data use agreement, researchers analyzed records from the Health . . .