2000
The natural course of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder in young women.
Fairburn CG, Cooper Z, Doll HA, Norman P, O'Connor M. The natural course of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder in young women. JAMA Psychiatry 2000, 57: 659-65. PMID: 10891036, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.57.7.659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBulimia nervosaYoung womenMarked initial improvementCommunity-based cohortGeneral psychiatric symptomsRelapse rateNatural courseClinical severityPsychiatric symptomsInitial improvementDiagnostic criteriaMeeting criteriaDisorder cohortCohortDiagnostic categoriesNervosaBingeDisordersAssessment pointsSocial functioningOutcomesDisorder featuresGradual improvementWomenYear period
1995
Remission and relapse in major depression: a two-year prospective follow-up study
Ramana R, Paykel ES, Cooper Z, Hayhurst H, Saxty M, Surtees PG. Remission and relapse in major depression: a two-year prospective follow-up study. Psychological Medicine 1995, 25: 1161-1170. PMID: 8637946, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700033134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-year prospective followMajor depressive subjectsGreater initial severityProspective followLate recurrencePoor outcomeWorse outcomesInitial severityDepressive subjectsMajor depressionRemissionAdequate treatmentRelapseGreater severityMonthsLonger durationDepressionSeveritySubjectsOutcomesTreatmentRecurrenceCohortFollowIllness