The neuroprogressive nature of major depressive disorder: pathways to disease evolution and resistance, and therapeutic implications

@article{Moylan2013TheNN,
  title={The neuroprogressive nature of major depressive disorder: pathways to disease evolution and resistance, and therapeutic implications},
  author={Steven Moylan and Michael Maes and N. R. Wray and Michael Berk},
  journal={Molecular Psychiatry},
  year={2013},
  volume={18},
  pages={595-606}
}
In some patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), individual illness characteristics appear consistent with those of a neuroprogressive illness. Features of neuroprogression include poorer symptomatic, treatment and functional outcomes in patients with earlier disease onset and increased number and length of depressive episodes. In such patients, longer and more frequent depressive episodes appear to increase vulnerability for further episodes, precipitating an accelerating and progressive… 
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