Table 1.

Independent Variables and Dependent Variables in a Study on Sociodemographic and Clinical Prediction of Response of Major Depressive Disorder to Antidepressant Drug Treatment

Independent Variables • Age • Sex • Age at onset of major depressive disorder • Number of past episodes of depression • Past history of response to antidepressant drugs • Duration of current depressive episode • Baseline severity of depression • Baseline suicidality • Baseline melancholia • Baseline psychotic symptoms • Baseline soft neurological signs Dependent Variables • Severity of depression • Global severity of illness • Subjective well-being • Quality of life • Everyday functioning