Social impairments four years after an acute depressive episode.
Social functioning of 40 depressed women was studied four years following the acute episode, and compared with 40 normal community subjects. Results show that the social impairments of depressed patients persist well beyond the acute episode, particularly in marital and close interpersonal relations. Clinical and public health implications are discussed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013997:Time Factors