Citation

Kennedy N, Foy K. Curr. Psychiatry Rep. 2005; 7(6): 441-446.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11920-005-0065-9

PMID

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Abstract

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 approximately one third of patients continuing to have residual depression at remission. Patients who have had a depressive episode spend more time with residual depressive symptoms than with major depression long term. The presence of residual symptomatology after an episode of depression is associated with an increased risk of short-term relapse, a long-term chronic course, higher risk of suicide attempts, poor social functioning, and poor outcome of comorbid medical illnesses. Copyright © 2005 by Current Science Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

human; International Classification of Diseases; prevalence; mortality; suicide attempt; personality; major depression; risk assessment; comorbidity; disease severity; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; risk factor; morbidity; review; alcohol consumption; symptomatology; disease association; neurosis; social psychology; health service; recurrent disease; coping behavior; cigarette smoking; cerebrovascular accident; health care cost; follow up; primary health care; hypercholesterolemia; hypertension; relapse; recurrence risk; risk reduction; remission; cost control; self care