Characteristic

SSRI (n = 151)

TCA (n = 17)

Significance

Age (mean)

48.9

61.9

p = 0.0005

Gender

NS

Male

53 (35.1%)

6 (35.3%)

Female

98 (64.9%)

11 (64.7%)

Educational level

p = 0.00017

Up to secondary level

29 (19.2%)

11 (64.7%)

Secondary and above

122 (80.8%)

6 (35.3%)

Diagnosis^*

N = 141

N = 16

NS

Depressive illness

76 (65.5%)

7 (43.7%)

Anxiety disorder

40 (34.5%)

7 (43.7%)

Mixed anxiety-depression

25 (17.7%)

2 (12.6%)