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Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) Market Expands as Rapid-Acting Therapies, Neuromodulation, and Psychedelic-Assisted Treatments Redefine Care Pathways

12-05-2025 01:21 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance

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Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) Market

Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) Market

The Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) market is undergoing one of the fastest transformations in psychiatry. Traditional SSRIs and SNRIs fail to deliver sustained remission for a large share of patients, pushing healthcare systems toward mechanistically novel, rapid-acting, and neuromodulation-based treatments. With expanding guideline support, payer coverage for esketamine and rTMS, and a deep pipeline in psychedelics and neurosteroid therapies, TRD is transitioning from an overlooked subsegment into a high-value global market.

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Keyword definition
Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) is generally defined as major depressive disorder that does not respond adequately to at least two antidepressants of appropriate dose and duration. Key characteristics include:
• High risk of relapse and chronicity
• Elevated suicide risk
• Severe functional impairment
• Higher hospitalization and healthcare utilization

TRD management typically includes:
• Switching antidepressant classes
• Augmentation with atypical antipsychotics, lithium, thyroid hormone
• Rapid-acting agents (esketamine, ketamine-based regimens)
• Neuromodulation (rTMS, ECT, VNS; emerging DBS)
• Assisted psychotherapy models including psychedelic-based therapies
• Measurement-based care and digital therapeutic support

Market size, CAGR and outlook
TRD represents one of the highest-value segments within the MDD market, driven by premium pricing and high unmet need.
A consensus positioning based on major market studies:
• 2024 global TRD market size: approximately USD 5.5-7.0 billion
• Forecast by 2034: USD 10.5-13.0 billion
• Expected CAGR: ~7-9% over the forecast period

Growth is accelerated by:
• Strong uptake of esketamine nasal spray in the US and parts of Europe
• Expanding ketamine infusion clinics
• Wider reimbursement of rTMS
• Late-stage development of psychedelic-assisted therapies (psilocybin, MDMA-adjacent compounds)
• Significant disease burden and increasing diagnosis rates

Key players
The TRD competitive landscape includes large psychiatric drug manufacturers, neuromodulation companies, and emerging psychedelic-therapy developers.

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Companies
• Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) - Spravato (esketamine), the leading branded TRD therapy
• Allergan / AbbVie - atypical antipsychotics and augmentation strategies
• Otsuka / Lundbeck - Rexulti (brexpiprazole) augmentation; CNS portfolio
• Intra-Cellular Therapies - lumateperone as adjunctive potential
• Sage Therapeutics / Biogen (Supernus now acquiring assets) - neurosteroids (zuranolone) for depressive episodes
• Relmada Therapeutics - REL-1017 (NMDA modulator) in development
• COMPASS Pathways - COMP360 psilocybin-assisted therapy in Phase 3
• MAPS PBC - MDMA-assisted therapies (TRD-adjacent applications)
Device & Neuromodulation Companies
• Neuronetics - rTMS systems
• BrainsWay - Deep TMS
• MagVenture, Magstim - TMS device manufacturers
• LivaNova - VNS systems
• Research-stage DBS innovators in treatment-resistant cases
Behavioral Health & Digital Therapeutics
• Digital therapy companies offering CBT apps, telepsychiatry, and measurement-based care platforms
• Ketamine-assisted therapy centers and integrated mental-health clinics

Market segmentation and growth insights
By treatment modality
Pharmacological treatments (largest revenue segment)
• SSRIs/SNRIs are ineffective in TRD but still precede escalation.
• Esketamine and atypical antipsychotic augmentation drive value in reimbursed markets.
• Ketamine infusions expanding through private/clinic networks.
Neuromodulation (fastest-growing high-value segment)
• rTMS widely adopted with growing insurance coverage.
• ECT remains gold standard for severe suicidality.
• Deep TMS and VNS expanding into niche refractory populations.
Psychedelic-assisted therapies (emerging premium segment)
• Late-stage trials show durable responses following structured sessions.
• Expected commercialization around 2025-2027 in first markets.
Digital therapeutics & measurement-based care
• Used as adjuncts to track symptoms and improve outcomes; enhances real-world effectiveness of TRD treatments.

By disease management pathway
• Second-line TRD (after two antidepressants) - rapid expansion due to esketamine approvals
• Multi-therapy-resistant TRD - highest spending per patient (ECT, ketamine, rTMS, multi-drug regimens)
• Chronic, recurrent TRD - long-term maintenance costs; strong opportunity for digital and integrated care models

By end user
• Hospitals & psychiatric centers
• Specialty mood-disorder clinics
• Neuromodulation centers (rTMS, ECT)
• Ketamine infusion centers
• Behavioral health networks & telepsychiatry platforms

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Regional insights
North America
• Largest TRD market globally; high esketamine use, broad TMS reimbursement, rapidly expanding ketamine clinics
• Strong investment in psychedelic-therapy research
Europe
• Significant adoption of esketamine, though shaped by HTA reviews and cost constraints
• rTMS availability growing steadily
• Structured mental-health frameworks support TRD diagnosis and management
Asia-Pacific
• Fastest growth due to rising depression prevalence, expanding psychiatric infrastructure, and early adoption of neuromodulation in Japan, South Korea, Australia
• Private clinic expansion supports ketamine-based treatments
Latin America & Middle East/Africa
• Emerging markets with growing demand for non-opioid, non-benzodiazepine mental health therapies
• Limited access to high-cost esketamine or TMS devices but improving urban availability

Key market drivers
• High unmet need: 30-40% of patients do not achieve remission with standard antidepressants
• Demand for rapid-acting therapies: esketamine and ketamine clinics meet urgent clinical needs
• Non-monoaminergic innovation: psychedelics, neurosteroids, NMDA modulators, novel glutamatergic agents
• Expansion of neuromodulation: rTMS, Deep TMS, VNS, and emerging DBS applications
• Increased mental-health funding: post-pandemic mental health focus from governments and employers
• Growing awareness and diagnosis of TRD as a distinct clinical segment
Challenges include high cost of novel agents, reimbursement variability, limited long-term data for psychedelics, and workforce shortages in psychiatry.

Conclusion
The Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) market is emerging as one of the most dynamic segments in mental health, characterized by:
• A growing patient pool with unmet needs
• A shift from generic antidepressants to rapid-acting and neuromodulation-based therapies
• A strong innovation wave in psychedelics and novel mechanisms
With:
• 2024 market size: USD 5.5-7.0 billion,
• 2034 forecast: USD 10.5-13.0 billion,
• CAGR: ~7-9%,
TRD represents a major growth driver within the broader depression market.
Companies that invest in:
• Mechanistically differentiated drugs
• Multimodal care combining pharmacotherapy, neuromodulation, and psychotherapy
• Digital tools supporting adherence and real-world outcomes
will be best positioned to lead in the next decade of TRD care.

This report is also available in the following languages : Japanese (治療抵抗性うつ病(TRD)市場), Korean (치료 저항성 우울증(TRD) 시장), Chinese (难治性抑郁症(TRD)市场), French (Marché de la dépression résistante au traitement (DRT)), German (Markt für behandlungsresistente Depression (TRD)), and Italian (Mercato della depressione resistente al trattamento (TRD)), etc.

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