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Treatment4for major depressive disorder (MDD) and recurrent major depressive episodesoften involves medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of the two, with the primary goal being alleviating symptoms, improving quality of life, and preventing future depressive episodes. In some cases, othe...
Psychosocial predictors of the short-term course and outcome of major depression: a longitudinal study of a nonclinical sample with recent-onset episodes. Three variables have been hypothesized to play important roles in prolonging the course of depressive episodes: a ruminative response style, significa...
Aim Previous studies consistently reported increased harm avoidance (HA) assessed with the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, such findings may have been related with depression severity and number of depressive episodes. The aims of th...
Objective To determine the efficacy of maintenance nortriptyline hydrochloride and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) in preventing recurrence of major depressive episodes in patients older than 59 years. Design A 2×2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, stratified by therapist. Sett...
Moreover, we found that the number of previous depressive episodes (5 vs. 4) was a significant moderator variable. This indicates that the alliance-outcome relationship was particularly important when patients with five or more previous depressive episodes were taken into account, in comparison to ...
METHOD: Non-depressed adults with a history of three or more major depressive episodes were randomised to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy+depressive relapse active monitoring (n=101) or control (depressive relapse active monitoring alone) (n=102) and followed up for 2years. Structured self-...
The efficacy of zimeldine in preventing depressive episodes in recurrent major depressive disorders--a double-blind placebo-controlled study. — The efficacy of zimeldine in preventing depressive episodes in recurrent major depressive disorders was evaluated in a randomized, placebo-controlled st... Bj...
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These include “depressed mood,”“feelings of worthlessness,” and “thoughts of death” for major depressive episodes, and “elevated mood,”“increased self-esteem,” and “flight of ideas” for manic episodes. Therefore, face validity is perhaps more difficult to attain in animal models than...