1. Clinical Guideline (CANMAT 2016) Discordance of Medications for Patients with Major Depressive Disorder in China
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Zhu,Yuncheng, Wu,Zhiguo, Zhao,Dongmei, Wu,Xiaohui, He,Ruoqiao, Wang,Zuowei, Peng,Daihui, Fang,Yiru, Zhu,Yuncheng, Wu,Zhiguo, Zhao,Dongmei, Wu,Xiaohui, He,Ruoqiao, Wang,Zuowei, Peng,Daihui, and Fang,Yiru
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Yuncheng Zhu,1â 3,* Zhiguo Wu,4,* Dongmei Zhao,5 Xiaohui Wu,2 Ruoqiao He,6 Zuowei Wang,1,3 Daihui Peng,2 Yiru Fang2,7â 9 1Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Hongkou Mental Health Center, Shanghai, Peopleâs Republic of China; 2Clinical Research Center & Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, Peopleâs Republic of China; 3Clinical Research Center for Mental Health, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, Peopleâs Republic of China; 4Clinical Research Center in Mental Health, Shanghai Yangpu District Mental Health Center, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai, Peopleâs Republic of China; 5Division of Psychiatry, Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Shanghai, Peopleâs Republic of China; 6New York University, New York, NY, USA; 7Department of Psychiatry & Affective Disorders Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, Peopleâs Republic of China; 8CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Shanghai, Peopleâs Republic of China; 9Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai, Peopleâs Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yiru Fang, Email yirufang@aliyun.comObjective: This survey aims to explore the current medical treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in China and match its degree with Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT).Methods: A total of 3275 patients were recruited from 16 mental health centers and 16 general hospitals in China. Descriptive statistics presented the total number and percentage of drugs, as well as all kinds of treatments.Results: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) accounted for the largest proportion (57.2%), followed by serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) (22.8%) and mirtazapine (7.0%) in the first therap
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- 2023