Impact of anxiety on dropping out of treatment for major depressive disorder at an intensive partial hospitalization program.
Ann Clin Psychiatry
; 32(4): 249-255, 2020 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Premature treatment discontinuation (dropout) is a common problem among patients seeking treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD). To prevent treatment dropout, it is important to identify its associated risk factors. The impact anxiety has on treatment dropout for MDD is especially critical to investigate due to the high rates of comorbidity between anxiety and depressive disorders. Evidence for the degree to which anxiety reliably predicts treatment dropout for MDD remains inconclusive and has yet to be investigated at an adult partial hospitalization program. Examining this can help elucidate which factors predict dropout among patients who need intensive treatment for their depression.METHODS:
Participants were patients seeking treatment for MDD at an adult partial hospitalization program (N = 461). A series of Chi-square tests and t tests were conducted to assess for any differences in frequencies of anxiety disorder comorbidities or mean scores of dimensional anxiety among patients who dropped out of treatment and those who did not.RESULTS:
No significant associations between high baseline anxiety and early dropout were found (all P > .05).CONCLUSIONS:
Findings suggest that no specific actions need to be taken to prevent individuals with high baseline levels of anxiety from prematurely dropping out of a partial hospitalization program.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ansiedad
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Pacientes Desistentes del Tratamiento
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Comorbilidad
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Centros de Día
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Trastorno Depresivo Mayor
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Clin Psychiatry
Asunto de la revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article