… antidepressants, psychotherapy, or both. The goal of antidepressant therapy is complete
remission … Studies have shown that achieving remission and continuing antidepressant therapy …

… Hence, both the selectivity and potency of antidepressants may potentially influence
treatment efficacy as it relates to the achievement of remission and improvement of treatment …

… is both critical and attainable with appropriate antidepressant therapy. Conclusion: … to
antidepressant medication is desired, the ultimate goal of therapy is remission, the achievement of …

… 12 weeks of antidepressant therapy,38 those achieving full remission experienced significant
… Guiding patients to a symptomfree state is good; also attaining complete absence of func…

… that full remission should be the primary goal of the initial phase of therapy, there are …
economic consequences of attaining remission from pharmacological treatment in clinical practice. …

… to deal with the twin problems of low remission rates and delay in attaining remission is
so-called dual therapy, that is, the combined use of two antidepressants as initial treatment. Dual …

… that an outcome of remission leads to a markedly lower relapse … either antidepressants or
the combination of antidepressants and … remission, is an attainable goal. As such, sustained …

… that remission, or “getting well,” is an attain… of antidepressant treatment.A 2-year prospective
follow-up study indicated that of the one third of patients who relapse 1 year after remission (…

… way of measuring the attainment of the remitted state. … antidepressant treatment in patients
with major depressive episodes should achieve the most rapid and most complete remission…

… cumulative remission rate after up to four antidepressant treatment … Conclusion STAR*D’s
cumulative remission rate was … Patients who failed to attain a QIDS-defined remission but did …