Treatment Resistant Depression Market, by Drug Type (Antidepressants (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Serotonin-norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors, and Others) Atypical agents, others), by Distribution Channel (Hospital Pharmacies, Retail Pharmacies, and Online Pharmacies), and by Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa) - Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2022 - 2030
Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and a loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how patients feel, think, and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. Patients may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities. Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how patients feel, the way they think, and how they act. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities patients once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. There are various drugs available for treatment of depression, such as antidepressants, which are medications that can help relieve symptoms of depression, social anxiety disorder, anxiety disorders, and seasonal affective disorder. The atypical agents, also known as second generation antipsychotics and serotonin–dopamine antagonists, are a group of antipsychotic drugs largely introduced to be used to treat psychiatric conditions.
Market Dynamics
Increasing inorganic activities such as fund raise by organizations in order to expand their presence in the global treatment resistant depression market is expected to drive the market growth over forecast period. For instance, in February 2022, Minded, the specialist in prescribing mental health medication online, announced US$ 25 million in seed funding. Investors included Streamlined Ventures, Link Ventures, The Tiger Fund, Unicorn Ventures, Trousdale Ventures, Gaingels, SALT Fund, TheFund, and the founders of Care.com, Bolt, Gravity Blanket, RXBAR, and Gilt.com, along with venture debt from Western Technology Investment (WTI).
Increasing development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of resistant depression by market players to launch their novel products is expected to drive market growth over forecast period. For instance, in September 2021, XWPharma Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company, announced dosing of subjects in its first-in-human study evaluating XW10508, the company’s novel, patented, glutamatergic NMDA antagonist and AMPA activator in development as an oral, once-daily therapy for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression and chronic pain.
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