How is a specialist depression service effective for persistent moderate to severe depressive disorder?: a qualitative study of service user experience

Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the qualitative sample

UIC	Site	Arm of the Study	Completed Treatment (6 m+)	Follow Ups Completed (up to 24 months +)	HRSD baseline	HRSD 18 months
SU15	N	SDS	Yes	Yes	21	23
SU1	N	SDS	Yes	Yes	20	11
SU24	N	SDS	Yes	Yes	24	1
SU27	N	SDS	Yes	Yes	24	6
SU7	N	SDS	Yes	Yes	27	10
SU25	N	SDS	Yes	Yes	17	5
SU11	N	TAU	N/A	Yes	16	18
SU12	N	TAU	N/A	Yes	25	24
SU17	N	TAU	N/A	Yes	16	6
SU23	N	TAU	N/A	Yes	27	19
SU2	C	SDS	Yes	Yes	25	12
SU19	C	SDS	Yes	Yes	20	18
SU16	C	SDS	Yes	Yes	22	3
SU29	C	TAU	N/A	Yes	26	22
SU30	C	TAU	N/A	Yes	19	14
SU21	D	SDS	Yes	Yes	16	8
SU4	D	SDS	Yes	Up to 12 m	19	DNC
SU8	D	SDS	Yes	Yes	24	25
SU6	D	TAU	N/A	Yes	18	29
SU18	D	TAU	N/A	Up to 18 m	19	18
SU26	D	TAU	N/A	Up to 18 m	18	20

N Nottingham, C Cambridge, D Derby; SDS Specialist Depression Service, TAU treatment as usual; HDRS 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, DNC Did Not Complete
Completed Treatment: Completed up to 6 m or more
Time of interview: Interview was conducted after this time point

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