The problem
The efficacy of antidepressants prescribed to patients with major depressive disorder is around 40%, which means that 60% of treated patients do not derive therapeutic benefit.
50% of MDD
cases started in adolescence. Children are considered as ‘little adults’ in the anti-depressant development while they do not have the same organism.
Primary care:
Most of the patients consult their GPs who are not expert in depression: 53% of the patients are not properly diagnosed.
76%
of the adult patients do not receive treatment in primary care.
71% of the patients have worsening sympthoms due to non individualised trewatment approach.
Therapies need to be taken for 4 to 6 weeks before seeing improvement.
Standard of care:
Trial error approach to find the right anti-depressant for a patient.
