Having said that, according to follow-ups on patients, it was found that if their depression diminished and they stopped or cut down on their medication, there was a 75 % likelihood of their illness reasserting itself within three years.
只不過，根據追蹤憂鬱症的病人，發現病患如果因為憂鬱症狀消失後，就把藥物減量或斷掉，三年內有百分之七十五會復發。