Treatment patterns of patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation or attempt: a U.S. population-based study utilizing real-world data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a knowledge gap regarding the treatment patterns of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) who experience suicidal ideation or a suicide attempt (SI/SA).

Methods

Patients with SI/SA were identified from a large US-based claims database covering 84 million lives, during 1/1/2014-3/31/2020. Patients with MDD were indexed at their first diagnosis for SI/SA and followed up to 365 days. Treatment patterns were captured at the class level and included procedures of electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation, and pharmacotherapy including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, other antidepressants, anxiolytics, hypnotics/sedatives, antipsychotics,

SUBMITTER: Kern DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8647448 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature