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Management of Major Depressive Disorder.pdf
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Taken from Natural History: Depressive disorders can develop at any age, from childhood through late adulthood. A fully developed major depressive disorder can evolve subacutely over days to weeks, or more slowly after a prodromal period of anxiety and mild depression that lasts for weeks to months. Between 50–85% of persons with a single episode of major depressive disorder will suffer another episode during their lifetime. Individuals who have suffered three or more episodes of major depressive disorder within a five-year period have a greater than 90% chance of recurrence. For the majority of patients, depressive disorders should be thought of as chronic illnesses requiring regular reassessment for signs and symptoms of a recurrence,