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Table 3 Treatment for DSM-IV 12-mo MDD, according to clinical severity, among those with any 12-month contact coverage (N = 164); São Paulo Metropolitan Area, Brazil

From: Towards measuring effective coverage: critical bottlenecks in quality- and user-adjusted coverage for major depressive disorder in São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil

Any 12-month contact coverage

12-Mo DSM-IV MDD

F (p-value)

Severe (n = 90)

Mild/Moderate (n = 74)

Any severity (n = 164)

n

% (SE)

n

% (SE)

n

% (SE)

Any psychotropic medication

66

71.0 (5.4)

39

54.8 (6.7)

105

63.6 (3.1)

2.30 (0.14)

Any antidepressants

47

47.2 (6.7)

26

40.1 (7.7)

73

43.9 (5.2)

0.51 (0.48)

Adequate medication control

43

48.0 (7.0)

21

37.4 (7.4)

64

43.1 (4.9)

0.95 (0.34)

Adequate pharmacotherapy

25

26.3 (5.7)

12

22.9 (7.4)

37

24.8 (4.6)

0.13 (0.72)

Any psychotherapy

39

47.3 (6.5)

22

33.0 (6.2)

61

40.7 (5.0)

2.98 (0.10)

Adequate psychotherapy

30

35.5 (5.8)

19

30.9 (6.3)

49

33.4 (4.5)

0.32 (0.58)

Effective coverage

13

17.3 (4.3)

22

34.5 (7.1)

35

25.2 (4.2)

5.36 (0.029)*

  1. MDD, major depressive disorder; SE, standard error
  2. Unweighted numbers (n) and weighted percentages (%) are shown
  3. *Significant at the 0.05 level, two-sided test