Full remission should be the goal of antidepressant therapy; anything less leaves the patient
with residual symptoms and an increased risk of relapse and recurrence. Most …

Remission rates for patients with major depressive disorder are discouragingly low. Even
when first-line treatment is administered at an adequate dose for a sufficient duration …

Although antidepressants are effective, no more than one third of the depressed patients
who begin treatment achieve full remission within 8 weeks of therapy. Remission, defined as …

As descriptors for the clinical course and treatment of depressive illness, terms such as
response, remission, and recovery have evolved with our understanding of the disease, yet …

A paradigm shift in the management of depression has transpired in recent years with the
modification of treatment goals toward remission, an outcome that transcends response …

Depressive disorders require long-term treatment with antidepressants, psychotherapy, or
both. The goal of antidepressant therapy is complete remission of symptoms and return to …

Epidemiologic and clinical data support the goal of treating depressed patients to wellness
or full remission. Many patients improve but fail to achieve full remission with antidepressant …

Depression is the fourth-largest contributor to the global burden of disease, and it causes
profound suffering and extreme costs to health care systems and society. Although there …

Even after optimal treatment with and response to antidepressant medications during acute
treatment of major depressive disorder, residual symptoms are common. Patients with …

The articles in this “Full remission in depression” section were written with one primary goal:
to help those with major depressive disorders (MDD) achieve and sustain full remission …