کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
903918 916607 2009 17 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The importance of functional impairment to mental health outcomes: A case for reassessing our goals in depression treatment research
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی روانپزشکی و بهداشت روانی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The importance of functional impairment to mental health outcomes: A case for reassessing our goals in depression treatment research
چکیده انگلیسی

Outcomes in depression treatment research include both changes in symptom severity and functional impairment. Symptom measures tend to be the standard outcome but we argue that there are benefits to considering functional outcomes. An exhaustive literature review shows that the relationship between symptoms and functioning remains unexpectedly weak and often bidirectional. Changes in functioning often lag symptom changes. As a result, functional outcomes might offer depression researchers more critical feedback and better guidance when studying depression treatment outcomes. The paper presents a case for the necessity of both functional and symptom outcomes in depression treatment research by addressing three aims—1) review the research relating symptoms and functioning, 2) provide a rationale for measuring both outcomes, and 3) discuss potential artifacts in measuring functional outcomes. The three aims are supported by an empirical review of the treatment outcome and epidemiological literatures.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Clinical Psychology Review - Volume 29, Issue 3, April 2009, Pages 243–259
نویسندگان
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