Augmentation in treatment-resistant depression: meta-analyses
October 8, 2014…of all adult depression visits. This increased to 12.5% for the period 2009-2010. An antipsychotic was five-fold more likely to be prescribed by a psychiatrist compared to other health professionals. Patients with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder were more likely to receive an antipsychotic compared to those with other depressive disorders (adjusted OR 1.49). Antipsychotics were less likely to be prescribed in patients older than age 65 ye…