Are subjects in pharmacological treatment trials of depression representative of patients in routine clinical practice?

Title : Are subjects in pharmacological treatment trials of depression representative of patients in routine clinical practice?

Source : PubMed
ID : 11870014
Authors : Zimmerman, Mark; Mattia, Jill I.; Posternak, Michael A
Year : 2002
Disease Category : Mental disorder
Focused Population : Not Specified
Priori/Posteriori : Priori
Single-study Generalibility? : Single
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : What is the percentage of patients who would be excluded by each exclusion criterion?
Compared general demographic and patient characteristics : No
Compared disease-specific clinical characteristics : No
Compared adverse events : No
Compared outcomes/treatment effect (including survival) : No
Real-world data sources : A total of 803 patients, aged 18–65 years, were evaluated in the outpatient practice of Rhode Island Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry
Target Population Data Type Levels : Hospital
Descriptive Statistics : Yes