Psychological medicine
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Psychological medicine · Jun 2006
The influence of adversity and perceived social support on the outcome of major depressive disorder in subjects with different levels of depressive symptoms.
Adverse life events and social support may influence the outcome of major depressive disorder (MDD). We hypothesized that outcome would depend on the level of depressive symptoms present at the outset, with those in partial remission being particularly vulnerable. ⋯ Adverse life events and/or poor perceived social support influence the medium-term outcome of all psychiatric patients with MDD. These factors appear to have the strongest predictive value in the subgroup of patients currently in full remission.