title: [Depressive symptoms diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Russian clinical practice].
abstract: A cohort study of depression in schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders was conducted in four Russian regional mental health services with the use of simultaneous one-day census on October 20, 2011. The total number of patients in this study was 1269: 753 patients were receiving outpatient treatment, 143 patients were served in day clinics and 373 patients were in-patients in psychiatric hospitals. Depressive symptoms were present in 6.0% of outpatients, 50.3% of day clinic patients, and 36.5% of inpatients. The average duration of current depressive symptoms in weeks was 10.0, 8.1, 9.0, respectively. The periods of depressive symptoms during the last 2 years were revealed in 30.8% of outpatients, 67.8% of day clinic patients, and 42.1% of inpatients with the average duration of each such period in weeks 10.9, 12.2, 8.3, respectively. In outpatient settings, 28.8% of patients received antidepressants in addition to antipsychotic therapy. The proportion of inpatients receiving this treatment was 42.1%, and two thirds of patients received antidepressants in day clinics.
authors.forename: I Ya
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Gurovich
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Schmukler
authors.forename: Ya A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Storozhakova
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kiryanova
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Salnikova
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gazha
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Maximova
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Stepanova
authors.forename: Yu A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Suchkov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D012426:Russia; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents