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 …

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

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 …

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 …

BackgroundResidual depressive symptomatology constitutes a substantial risk for relapse in
depression. Treatment until full remission is achieved is therefore implicated. However, there …

Background: Although residual symptoms after remission from depression are common and
predict early relapse, little is known about the impact of residual symptoms on longer-term …

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 …

Background: Most patients with depression continue to have symptoms after treatment. It is
well documented that these “residual” symptoms are common and are associated with …

Risk of relapse into an affective episode was high in the months immediately after recovery
from a major depressive disorder (MDD) in 141 subjects with nonbipolar depression, without …

Background: Few prospective studies of course for first admission depressives are reported.
Methods: One hundred consecutive depressed inpatients were followed prospectively over …