Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4186815 | Journal of Affective Disorders | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Background and aimThe present study evaluated an integrated model of the role of psychosocial factors in the prediction of relapse of Major Depressive Disorder over a one-year follow-up period.Methods and analysesA range of established variables, including life stress, cognitive–personality vulnerability factors, social support, and coping responses, were simultaneously considered in a series of prediction models, in an adult female sample of remitted depressed individuals.ResultsIt was determined that interpersonal marked difficulties, social support, and emotion-oriented and avoidance-oriented coping provided the best-fitting and most parsimonious predictive model for depressive relapse at one-year follow-up.ConclusionsThe examination of multifactorial models of risk represents a promising avenue for future research and theory development.