Treatment Resistant Depression Terence A. Ketter Quick-reference tables summarizing diagnostic criteria

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Treatment Resistant Depression Terence A. Ketter Quick-reference tables summarizing diagnostic criteriaAs many as 35 40% of patients afflicted with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are treatment resistant, a situation that places a massive emotional and financial burden on society and challenges the mental health profession to develop new treatment paradigms and practices. Even the most astute clinicians can be frustrated when treatment options fail to be effective or work for only a brief time, leaving them to wonder what course to pursue next.