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The flowchart of participants is shown in Participant demographic and clinical characteristics at baselineDIT + ADM, DIT in combination with antidepressant medication group; GST + ADM, general supportive psychotherapy in combination with antidepressant medication group; ADM, antidepressant medication alone group; Fifty-four patients (25.6%) dropped out of acute treatment, and 157 (74.4%) completed the 16 weeks of treatment (DIT + ADM group: The average equivalent dose (i.e. dose that would be equivalent to 20 mg fluoxetine) (Furukawa et al., 