Do stressful life events predict medical treatment outcome in first episode of depression?
GROUND: It is unclear whether medical treatment outcome in first episode depression differ for patients with and without stressful life events prior to onset of depression. METHODS: Patients discharged with a diagnosis of a single depressive episode from a psychiatric in- or outpatient hospital setting were consecutively sampled from the Danish Psychiatric Central Research Register. Patients participated in an extensive interview including the schedules for clinical assessment in neuropsychiatry (SCAN), the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis II personality disorders (SCID-II) and the interview of recent life events (IRLE). Medical treatment history was assessed in detail using standardised procedures (TRAQ). Remission was defined as a score
