Prevalence and burden of anhedonia among patients with major depressive disorder in South Korea: A cross-sectional, observational study
This is the first study in South Korea to estimate the prevalence of anhedonia in patients with MDD, highlighting the disease burden and unmet medical needs. Furthermore, disparities observed between patients and physicians in the goals and expectations of MDD treatment underscore the need to monitor anhedonia for treatment optimization.
Authors
- Youngdoe Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0772-6360)
- Bolam Lee
- Jung Goo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3393-2667)
- Keira Joann Herr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1322-6407)
- Jae-Kwan Koo
- Lawrence Vandervoort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4025-3137)
- Heekyung Eum
Institutions
- Johnson & Johnson (United States) (US)
- Johnson & Johnson (Singapore) (SG)
- Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital (KR)
- Inje University Busan Paik Hospital (KR)
- Johnson & Johnson (Brazil) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334525
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00