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RESEARCH: Validation of the Massachusetts General Hospital Antidepressant Treatment History Questionnaire (ATRQ)

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Chandler, Gregory M., Iosifescu, Dan V., Pollack, Mark H., Targum, Steven D., Fava, Maurizio·2010·CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics

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The low rate of response to antidepressants in treatment resistant depression (TRD) justifies studies of next‐step therapies following a treatment failure. In TRD clinical trials, it is important to verify the accurate diagnosis of treatment resistance for all enrolled subjects using a reliable and valid instrument. Self‐rated scales can reduce the impact of investigator bias and reduce the time burden for clinical researchers. The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire (ATRQ) is a self‐rated scale used to determine treatment resistance in major depressive disorder (MDD). The ADAPT‐A study is a multi‐center double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study of low‐dose aripiprazole adjunctive to ADT among outpatients with TRD. At the screening assessment, potential subjects completed the MGH ATRQ. The ADAPT‐A medical monitors subsequently performed remote patient interviews and obtained detailed medication histories. The data obtained from the MGH ATRQ and by the medical monitors were compared for congruency. Of the 186 patients enrolled by the local sites, no subjects deemed treatment resistant by the MGH ATRQ were found to be nonresistant by the medical monitors. In 76.3% (n = 142) of the subjects, the number of failed adequate antidepressant trials reported by the MGH ATRQ was concordant with the data collected by medical monitors. In 16.1% (n = 30) of all cases, the medical monitors found a greater number of failed trials; in 7.5% (n = 14) of cases, the medical monitors found fewer failed medication trials. The discrepancy was by more than one medication trial in only 4.0% (n = 7) of cases. We found the MGH ATRQ to be relatively concordant in its assessment of treatment resistance in depression compared with independent clinical researchers. Although the MGH ATRQ tended to underreport the number of unsuccessful treatment trials relative to the clinical interviews, its accuracy in cases it detected was confirmed by raters.

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  • Other instruments that capture and record current and prior antidepressant regimens are the self-rated Massachusetts General Hospital Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire (ATRQ) and the Maudsley Treatment Inventory.

    “Other instruments that capture and re- ­ cord current and prior antidepressant regimens are the self-­ rated Massachusetts General Hos­ pital Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire (ATRQ) 166 and the Maudsley Treatment Inventory 56 .”

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Authors
Chandler, G. M., Iosifescu, D. V., Pollack, M. H., Targum, S. D., & Fava, M.
Affiliations
Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Chandler, Gregory M.
Venue
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-09-03
Volume
16
Issue
5
Pages
322-325
ISSN
  • 1755-5930 (ISSN-L)
  • 1755-5949
OpenAlex
W2111663098
Cited by
158
References
14
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1.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
Keywords
treatment-resistant depression, major depressive disorder
MeSH terms
Aripiprazole, Depression, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Massachusetts, Piperazines, Surveys and Questionnaires, Antipsychotic Agents, Reproducibility of Results, Quinolones, Self Report

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