TY - JOUR
T1 - The persistent risk of chronicity in recurrent episodes of nonbipolar major depressive disorder
T2 - A prospective follow-up
AU - Keller, M. B.
AU - Lavori, P. W.
AU - Rice, J.
AU - Coryell, W.
AU - Hirschfeld, R. M.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - The authors report on the course of illness in 101 patients who were in an episode (the 'index episode') of major depressive disorder when they entered a clinical research study, recovered from that episode, and then relapsed into a new episode (the 'first prospective episode') of the disorder. They found a 22% probability that these patients' first prospective episode would last at least 1 year, similar to the 21% rate of chronicity previously reported for the index episode. A long prior episode, older age, and low family income were found to predict chronicity in the first prospective episode.
AB - The authors report on the course of illness in 101 patients who were in an episode (the 'index episode') of major depressive disorder when they entered a clinical research study, recovered from that episode, and then relapsed into a new episode (the 'first prospective episode') of the disorder. They found a 22% probability that these patients' first prospective episode would last at least 1 year, similar to the 21% rate of chronicity previously reported for the index episode. A long prior episode, older age, and low family income were found to predict chronicity in the first prospective episode.
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U2 - 10.1176/ajp.143.1.24
DO - 10.1176/ajp.143.1.24
M3 - Article
C2 - 3942283
AN - SCOPUS:0022648605
SN - 0002-953X
VL - 143
SP - 24
EP - 28
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 1
ER -