Longitudinal Predictive Validity of the <em>DSM-5</em> Anxious Distress Specifier for Clinical Outcomes in a Large Cohort of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

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Authors

Roxanne Gaspersz · Amsterdam Public Health

Femke Lamers · Amsterdam Public Health

Justine Kent · Janssen (United States)

Aartjan T.F. Beekman · Amsterdam Public Health

Johannes H. Smit · Amsterdam Public Health

Albert M. van Hemert · Leiden University Medical Center

Robert A. Schoevers

Abstract

The short anxious distress specifier outperforms DSM-IV-based anxiety disorder diagnoses as a longitudinal predictor for clinical outcomes in patients with MDD.

Topics & Keywords

Treatment of Major Depression Mental Health Treatment and Access Mental Health Research Topics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volume 78, Issue 02, pp. 207-213

DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15m10221

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