Remission status in persistent depressive disorder following acute treatment with psychotherapy plus medication or medication alone: A 2-year naturalistic follow-up.
OBJECTIVE Long-term benefits of acute-phase treatments for persistent depressive disorder (PDD) are unclear. Treatment guidelines disagree on the efficacy of cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP). We examined whether acute CBASP protected against recurrence in PDD patients over two years of natu...