Standardisation framework for the Maudsley staging method for treatment resistance in depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a serious and relatively common clinical condition. Lack of consensus on defining and staging TRD remains one of the main barriers to understanding TRD and approaches to intervention. The Maudsley Staging Method (MSM) is the first multidimensional model developed to define and stage treatment-resistance in "unipolar depression". The model is being used increasingly in treatment and epidemiological studies of TRD and has the potential to support consensus. Yet, standardised methods for rating the MSM have not been described adequately. The aim of this report is to present standardised approaches for rating or completing the MSM.

Method

Based on the initial development of the MSM and a narrative review of the literature, the d

SUBMITTER: Fekadu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5896127 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature