Table 2.
Preceding course of depression and clinical and treatment characteristics of psychiatric patients with depression (n = 128)
| Current ICD-10 diagnosis of depression for n = 128 | |
|---|---|
| - F32 (Depressive episode): n (%) | 22 (17.2) |
| - F33 (Recurrent depressive disorder): n (%) | 106 (82.8) |
| Age at first depressive episode (years): Median age for n = 128 (IQR)a | 17 (17) |
| - F32: Median age (IQR) | 21 (17) |
| - F33: Median age (IQR) | 16 (18) |
| Total number of depressive episodes for patients with recurrent depression (n = 106) | |
| - Number of depressive episodes: Median (IQR) | 3 (2) |
| - Reached full recovery after previous depressive episodeb: Median (IQR) | 85 (80.2) |
| Current depressive episode for n = 128 | |
| - Psychiatric caretaking institution at recruitment | |
| Outpatient clinic: n (%) | 113 (88.3) |
| Hospital ward: n (%) | 15 (11.7) |
| Time from first symptom onset (months): Median (IQR) | 14.5 (26.8) |
| - Time from onset of depressive episode (months): Median (IQR) | 6.5 (9.8) |
| - Time from first consultation (months): Median (IQR)c | 5 (10) |
| - Patients using ADs before referral to current treatment: n (%) | 91 (71.1) |
| - Patients with previous AD trials (n = 91) for their current depression episode | |
| 1 previous AD trial: n (%) | 46 (50.5) |
| 2 previous AD trials: n (%) | 25 (27.5) |
| 3–6 previous AD trials: n (%) | 20 (22) |
| - Psychotherapy received before referral to current treatment: n = 128 (%) | 27 (21.1) |
IQR, interquartile range; AD, antidepressant
aMissing data for 2/128 patients (1.6%)
bMissing data for 1/106 patients with recurrent depression (0.9%)
cMissing data for 1/128 patients (0.8%)