title: Health-related quality of life in recurrent major depressive disorder--a 10-year follow-up study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Major depressive disorder strongly affects health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Few studies have followed patients suffering recurrent major depressive disorder (rMDD) and paid attention to HRQOL in remitted state.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to assess HRQOL in a 10-year longitudinal perspective in patients suffering rMDD, and comparable healthy control subjects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results show significant lowered HRQOL in depressed patients on all measured domains in the acute phase of illness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although HRQOL in the depressed patient group significantly improved on most measures between the two assessments, the patient group still reported a significant lowered HRQOL compared with matched controls at the 10-year follow-up assessment. More research should focus on HRQOL after a depressive episode.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen and Moodnet Research Group, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway.
authors.forename: Guro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Årdal
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lund
authors.forename: Åsa
authors.initials: Å
authors.lastname: Hammar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012008:Recurrence