Initial psychotropic prescriptions and symptom associations in first-visit patients with major depressive disorder: A single-center cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

There are limited reports regarding psychotropic prescriptions in first-visit patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The objective of this study is to clarify the prescription patterns of psychotropics and their association with symptoms among first-visit patients with MDD in Japan.

Methods

In this cross-sectional analysis, we examined 376 first-visit patients diagnosed with MDD. Depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Japanese version (QIDS-J). To assess personality traits, we administered the Japanese version of the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-J), and psychotic symptoms were evaluated using the PRIME Screen-Revised (PS-J).

Results

Among the first-visit patients with MDD, 31.4% (118/376) were pres

SUBMITTER: Ishihara Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11666338 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature