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Fig. 2 | Annals of General Psychiatry

Fig. 2

From: Effect of mirtazapine versus selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on benzodiazepine use in patients with major depressive disorder: a pragmatic, multicenter, open-label, randomized, active-controlled, 24-week trial

Fig. 2

Proportions of benzodiazepine users in mirtazapine and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) groups. Numbers in parentheses above bars are actual numbers of benzodiazepine users and group participants assessed each week. Benzodiazepine users are defined as patients who took benzodiazepine drugs once or more during the 1-week period prior to each assessment point (weeks 6, 12, and 24). Patients were prescribed benzodiazepines from study day 1. P values are based on analyses of Chi-square (a) and Fisher’s exact test (b, c). SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

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