The relationship between depressive symptoms, general psychopathology, and well-being in patients with major depressive disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In mental health care, treatment effects are commonly monitored by symptom severity measures. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between symptom severity and well-being in the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).

Methods

Adult MDD outpatients (n = 77) were administered the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self-Report (QIDS-SR), the Outcome Questionnaire (OQ-45), and the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) before treatment and 6 months later.

Results

Symptom severity correlated moderately with well-being at baseline and strongly at follow-up. Reliable change index scores showed improvement on the QIDS-SR, OQ-45, and MHC-SF in 65%, 59%, and 40%, respectively. A quarter of patients improved in symptom sev

SUBMITTER: Weijers A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246916 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature