Clinical and Treatment Characteristics of 3795 Adults Consecutively Hospitalized for Major Depressive Disorder in the OASIS-D Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is common and associated with high social and economic burden. Knowledge of characteristics of hospitalized adults with MDD can help identify clinical treatment and prevention targets.

Methods

The multicenter "Patient Characteristics, Validity of Clinical Diagnoses and Outcomes Associated with Suicidality in Inpatients with Symptoms of Depression" (OASIS-D) study assessed characteristics of patients aged 18-75 years hospitalized between October 2020 and December 2024, who were admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit for MDD at eight German centers. Baseline illness-, treatment-, and suicidality-related characteristics of the overall sample are reported.

Results

Among 3795 patients (median age = 42.0, interquartile range [IQR

SUBMITTER: Nohles VB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12674865 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature