Partial remission from depression, with residual symptoms, is an important problem in
depression. This paper reviews the frequency and features of this outcome, and its …

The goal of treatment of major depression should be full remission. Many patients, however,
fail to achieve or maintain symptom-free status. Residual depressive symptoms are …

This paper draws attention to an important adverse outcome in depression, the occurrence
of residual symptoms after partial remission. Among patients with definite major depression …

Background. There is increasing literature on the unsatisfactory degree of remission that
current therapeutic strategies yield in unipolar depression. The aims of this review were to …

This paper reports the course of remission of 64 major depressives, predominantly
inpatients, whose course was followed longitudinally with repeated assessment. Remission …

Residual symptoms, despite successful response to therapy, appear to be the rule in
unipolar depression. Most of the residual symptoms occur in the prodromal phase of illness …

Unipolar depression should be viewed as a chronic illness with multiple phases rather than
as a relapsing-remitting disorder. Incomplete remission from depression is common, with …

Objective This study assessed prospectively the pattern of recurrence of illness after
recovery from an episode of major depression. Method Seventy-two patients who had …

Although the concept of partial or incomplete remission from depression has been noted in
the literature for many decades, it is only recently that a precise definition of partial remission …

Objective: Recent data indicate that more than 65% of patients with major depressive
disorder (MDD) fail to achieve remission. This article reviews research on the current …