Using Measurement Strategies to Identify & Monitor Residual Symptoms
Key Messages
Many patients treated for major depressive disorder (MDD) continue to have residual symptoms after acute treatment with pharmacotherapy.
Cognitive dysfunction, which plays an important role in functional outcome, is one of the most common residual symptoms in MDD.
Patients with residual symptoms may need additional treatment interventions such as switching to another antidepressant, combining antidepressants, or adding another agent to the existing antidepressant.
Measurement-based care involves using objective tools to quantify the presence and severity of depressive symptoms/adverse events and measure functional …
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