Web-based Survey on the Occurrence of Emotional Blunting and Treatment Needs in Japanese Patients with Major Depressive Disorder - Web-based Survey on Emotional Blunting in Japanese Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

Of 3376 patients with major depressive disorder included in this study, 67.1% of patients self-reported EB symptoms. The mean (SD) ODQ total score was 78.2 (21.5), which increased with worsening EB symptoms. There were correlations between ODQ total scores and the PHQ-9, GAD-7, WSAS, and EQ-5D-5L scores. Descriptive analyses showed that one-third of patients reporting EB symptoms did not tell their physician, with two-thirds finding these symptoms distressing and likely to affect recovery.