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Clinical characteristics of the MDD Cohort (mean ± SEM shown)
| Major depressive disorder n = 17 | |
|---|---|
| Age of onset of depression (years) | 42.3 ± 4.2 |
| Duration of depression (years) | 9.0 ± 2.3 |
| Percent of life with depression (%) | 18.3 ± 4.6 |
| Single-episode v. Recurrent/Chronic MDD (S/RC) | 6/11 |
| Suicide (Y/N) | 10/7 (59%) |
| Antidepressant detected in postmortem toxicology (Y/N) | 7/10 (41%) |
| Antidepressant prescription in last month of life (Y/N) | 10/7 (59%) |
