{"title":"Addressing social function in the treatment of depression: A call for holistic approaches.","authors":"Muhammed Fatih Tabara","doi":"10.5498/wjp.v15.i2.102658","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article discusses the importance of addressing social functioning impairment in patients with residual depressive symptoms, as highlighted in the study by Liao <i>et al</i>. The authors showed that social dysfunction persists in many patients despite symptom remission. This observation calls for a shift in depression treatment strategies, with an emphasis on integrating social functioning as a key treatment goal. This article suggests targeted interventions that focus on both symptomatic relief and the restoration of social function.</p>","PeriodicalId":23896,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Psychiatry","volume":"15 2","pages":"102658"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11758034/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"World Journal of Psychiatry","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i2.102658","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PSYCHIATRY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This article discusses the importance of addressing social functioning impairment in patients with residual depressive symptoms, as highlighted in the study by Liao et al. The authors showed that social dysfunction persists in many patients despite symptom remission. This observation calls for a shift in depression treatment strategies, with an emphasis on integrating social functioning as a key treatment goal. This article suggests targeted interventions that focus on both symptomatic relief and the restoration of social function.
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The World Journal of Psychiatry (WJP) is a high-quality, peer reviewed, open-access journal. The primary task of WJP is to rapidly publish high-quality original articles, reviews, editorials, and case reports in the field of psychiatry. In order to promote productive academic communication, the peer review process for the WJP is transparent; to this end, all published manuscripts are accompanied by the anonymized reviewers’ comments as well as the authors’ responses. The primary aims of the WJP are to improve diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive modalities and the skills of clinicians and to guide clinical practice in psychiatry.