Open AccessSubgrouping time-dependent prescribing patterns of first-onset major depressive episodes by psychotropics dissection
Author(s) -
HsiChung Chen,
Hui-Hsuan Hsu,
MongLiang Lu,
MingChyi Huang,
Chun-Hsin Chen,
Tzu-Hua Wu,
Wei-Chung Mao,
Chuhsing Kate Hsiao,
Po-Hsiu Kuo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3206
DOI - 10.5498/wjp.v11.i11.1116
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , depression (economics) , major depressive disorder , disease , psychotropic drug , psychiatry , drug , pharmacology , mood , economics , macroeconomics
Subgrouping patients with major depressive disorder is a promising solution for the issue of heterogeneity. However, the link between available subtypes and distinct pathological mechanisms is weak and yields disappointing results in clinical application.