The recovery index: A novel approach to measuring recovery and predicting remission in major depressive disorder

Clinicians view "recovery" as the reduction in severity of symptoms over time, whereas patients view it as the restoration of premorbid functioning level and quality of life (QOL). The main purpose of this study is to incorporate patient-reported measures of functioning and QOL into the assessment of patient outcomes in MDD and to use this data to define recovery.Using the STAR*D study of patients diagnosed with MDD, this present analysis grades...