AUG 1, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Frequency of therapeutic drug monitoring in inpatient precision depression care and duration of hospitalization
Translational Psychiatry
Retrospective observational study showing association between therapeutic drug monitoring frequency and reduced hospitalization duration with cost savings, but lacks randomization, prospective design, and external validation.
Reported
Sample size383
Mean reduction in hospitalization…21 days
Minimum effective TDM frequency0.66/week