Major depressive disorder is a highly recurrent illness. The risk of the recurrence of major depressive disorder progressively increases with each successive episode and decreases as the duration of recovery increases.
For patients with bipolar I disorder, standard serum lithium levels may enhance psychosocial functioning, above and beyond the effects of relapse prevention.
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