PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PSYCHOTIC VERSUS NONPSYCHOTIC MAJOR DEPRESSION IN A GENERAL PSYCHIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC

摘要

BackgroundPsychotic major depression (PMD) is a severe mental disorder characterized by high levels of illness severity, chronicity, impairment, and treatment resistance. However, most past research on PMD has been conducted in inpatient hospital samples, and relatively little is known about PMD patients presenting for treatment in the community specifically.