Table 2.

Antidepressant persistence in patients with MDD

Follow-up period (N=5,209)	Stopped (%)	Switched (%)	Augmented (%)	Discontinued (%)
By 1 month since index date	42.0	3.4	0.77	45.4
By 2 months since index date	70.7	6.7	1.0	77.0
By 3 months since index date	77.3	8.4	1.1	84.8
By 6 months since index date	80.7	12.3	1.2	90.0
By 12 months since index date	82.2	16.3	1.3	91.5

Note: The percentages are cumulative.

Abbreviations: MDD, major depressive disorder; N, number of patients.