The contribution of depressive 'disorder characteristics' to determinations of prognosis for adults with depression: an individual patient data meta-analysis.
Joshua E J BuckmanRob SaundersZachary D CohenPhoebe BarnettKatherine ClarkeGareth AmblerRobert J DeRubeisSimon GilbodySteven D HollonTony KendrickEdward WatkinsNicola WilesDavid KesslerDavid RichardsDeborah SharpSally BrabynElizabeth LittlewoodChris SalisburyIan R WhiteGlyn LewisStephen PillingPublished in: Psychological medicine (2021)
When adults seek treatment for depression clinicians should routinely assess for the duration of anxiety, duration of depression, comorbid panic disorder, and a history of antidepressant treatment alongside depressive symptom severity. This could provide clinicians and patients with useful and desired information to elucidate prognosis and aid the clinical management of depression.