Long-term outcomes in patients with severe depression after in-hospital treatment - study protocol of the depression long-term Augsburg (DELTA) study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Depressive disorders are very common diseases entailing a great burden on affected people. However, comprehensive information on long-term disease course in patients with severe depression is lacking so far. The objectives of the DELTA study are to examine long-term outcomes and their predicting factors, to assess clinical response of antidepressant pharmacotherapy by applying therapeutic drug monitoring, to identify predictors of therapeutic non-response, to describe the long-term healthcare utilisation and to investigate the role of biomarkers in disease course.

Methods and analysis

A cohort study including all adult hospitalised cases (age range 18 to 75 years) of severe major depression who are admitted to the Bezirkskrankenhaus Augsburg is established. It i

SUBMITTER: Kirchberger I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7008442 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature