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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of respondents (n = 2096)

From: Understanding the emotions of patients with inadequate response to antidepressant treatments: results of an international online survey in patients with major depressive disorder

CHARACTERISTIC

N = 2096

Age; mean (years)

42.1

Gender; n (%) female

1188 (56.7)

Employment status; n (%)

 

 Working full/part time

923 (44.0)

 Working, but currently on a sick leave/disability due to depression

219 (10.4)

 Working, but currently on a sick leave/disability for another reason

80 (3.8)

 Unemployed

308 (14.7)

 Retired

184 (8.8)

 Student

80 (3.8)

 Homemaker

170 (8.1)

 Other

132 (6.3)

Time since first episode; mean (years)

10.5

Number of total episodes; n (%) of respondents

 

 1

186 (8.9)

 2–5

564 (26.9)

 6–10

328 (15.6)

 > 10

829 (39.6)

 Don’t know

189 (9.0)

Recurrent episodes; n (%) of respondents

1721 (91.1)

Ever hospitalized for their depression; n (%) of respondents

713 (34.0)

Ever had psychotherapy; n (%) of respondents

1655 (79.0)

Duration of current episode; n (%) of respondents

 0–6 months

766 (36.5)

 7–12 months

319 (15.2)

 2–5 years*

457 (21.8)

  > 5 years*

554 (26.4)

Patients receiving two or more classes of ADT; n (%) of respondents

799 (38.1)

Patients receiving adjunctive antipsychotic**; n (%) of respondents

345 (16.4)

Number of ADT failures in current episode; n (%) of respondents

 1

361 (17.2)

 2

722 (34.4)

 3+

1013 (48.3)

  1. *Patients may have difficulties remembering symptom-free periods in between 2 episodes, leading to report of long lasting single episodes
  2. **includes both atypical and typical antipsychotics