Participants
MDD, psychiatric
RECRUITMENT
Psychiatrists were primarily recruited from a large, Canadian psychiatric hospital, with a small subset recruited from four other institutions in the same province. All institutions provide a range of clinical services for patients with mental health conditions, including MDD. Psychiatrists or residents were invited to participate based on a pre-selected criterion of treating adults for any mental health conditions at their institution. The study was mainly disseminated to psychiatrists and residents by email, but other recruitment methods at the primary hospital involved disseminating study information in a weekly newsletter and at staff meetings.