Functional impairment recovers after episodes of major depression.

The article focuses on the research paper "Functional Impairment Recovers After Episodes of Major Depression," published in the 2004 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorder. The paper focuses on a mental health survey held in Netherlands. The study found that in the majority of people who suffered a major depressive episode, levels of functioning returned to premorbid levels following recovery. For those people whose functioning did not improve after their depressive episode, poorer physical functioning was significantly associated with age, neuroticism, and social support.