Objective: To provide the first head-to-head test of the predictive validity of 2 resolution
levels included in the current consensus definition of major depressive episode (MDE) …

Background: The study tested whether level of recovery from major depressive episodes
(MDEs) predicts duration of recovery in unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) patients …

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the influence of incomplete recovery from first lifetime
major depressive episodes on long-term outcome. METHOD: After their first lifetime major …

Objective: Consensus operational definitions for symptomatic remission and recovery of a
major depressive episode have been proposed but only irregularly followed. Method: We …

Not all individuals treated for major depressive disorder (MDD) achieve recovery. This
observational study examined the recovery rates in MDD patients and the patient …

In contrast to “remission” from an episode of major depressive disorder (MDD), for which
there is general agreement in the literature, the optimal definition of “recovery” from MDD is …

OBJECTIVE: The recurrence of an affective disorder in people who initially recover from
major depressive disorder was characterized by using the unique longitudinal prospective …

Background: Rates of relapse and predictive relapse factors were studied over more than 4
years in a sample of Spanish outpatients with DSM-III-R criteria for unipolar major …

Objective: The goal of treating major depressive disorder (MDD) should be not only
achieving remission in a particular episode but also avoiding relapses and attaining long …

It is increasingly recognised that major depressive disorder can be a chronic condition with
many patients experiencing recurrent episodes. Remission from a depressive episode …