Table 3.
Ranking of TRD Treatment Approaches | n (%) |
---|---|
Switch to another antidepressant (different class) | 84 (34.1) |
Add antipsychotics | 46 (18.7) |
Add another antidepressant | 40 (16.3) |
Provide counselling | 27 (11.0) |
Conduct electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) | 21 (8.5) |
Switch to another antidepressant (same class) | 15 (6.1) |
Prolong duration of current therapy | 9 (3.7) |
Add other type(s) of drug(s) | 2 (0.8) |
Others | 2 (0.8) |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; TRD, treatment-resistant depression.