Factors predicting early treatment discontinuation among depressed patients of working age in a psychiatric outpatient practice

Depression is the greatest estimated cause of disability among people of working age. Preventing dropouts from depression treatment in the early stages of outpatient psychiatric care is important in avoiding poor outcomes. Since the long waiting time between appointment and consultation was one of t...

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Main Authors: Kanako Ishizuka, Tomomi Ishiguro, Daisuke Kawaguchi, Norio Nomura, Toshiya Inada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Psychiatry Research Communications
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772598723000272