FIGURE 2.

Analytic Design of the StAR*D-Child Study of Children's outcomes in Relation to Illness Course of Mothers treated for Depression^a

^aFor each of the three groups, the horizontal timeline depicts the potential length of time (in months) spent in the study, zero-centered on the remission date (for remitters) or on the date 12 months after treatment initiation (for nonremitters). For remitters, the dotted portions of the lines signify time ranges in relation to the remission point during which treatment was initiated. The shaded area depicts the five potential assessments per participant that are analyzed in this study (at times 0, +3, +6, +9, and +12). For remitters, this covers the 12-month period following remission, and for nonremitters, it covers the 12-month period following the first 12 months of participation in the study, given the absence of remission during those first 12 months.