October 2, 2012 (Montreal, Canada) — The treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) should go beyond the goal of symptom relief to include a more global target of improving patients' overall and occupational functioning.
This shift is reflected in new consensus recommendations currently being finalized by the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT).
"The focus on symptoms doesn't necessarily make sense for our patients because they're primarily concerned about their functioning. And so we think we need to move the bar now — raise the bar — in terms of our assessment of outcomes. The ideal outcome really should be functional recovery," Raymond Lam, MD, executive chair of the network, told delegates attending the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) 62nd Annual Conference.
Studies show that MDD has a significant impact on work functioning, yet roughly 70% of people with MDD remain at work./.../
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