Characteristics of U.S. Veteran Patients with Major Depressive Disorder who require “next-step” treatments: A VAST-D report
Zisook S, Tal I, Weingart K, Hicks P, Davis LL, Chen P, Yoon J, Johnson GR, Vertrees JE, Rao S, Pilkinton PD, Wilcox JA, Sapra M, Iranmanesh A, Huang GD, Mohamed S. Characteristics of U.S. Veteran Patients with Major Depressive Disorder who require “next-step” treatments: A VAST-D report. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2016, 206: 232-240. PMID: 27479536, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.07.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderClinical featuresDepressive disorderNonpsychotic major depressive disorderInitial standard treatmentNon-veteran samplesU.S. veteran patientsCharacteristics of patientsSample of veteransRecent suicidal ideationPublic health imperativeLasting treatmentMDD treatmentVeteran patientsClinical onsetPsychiatric comorbidityAntidepressant trialsStandard treatmentClinical trialsDepression subtypesRecurrent depressionIndividual patientsSpecific treatmentPatientsSuicidal ideation