Table 2 Odds-ratio of response (CGI-I 1 or 2) in relation to independent variables: age, diagnosis, severity voluntary/involuntary hospital admission status and in/out patient status (forward conditional logistic regression) n = 917

Outpatient

0.47

0.32-0.70

<0.001

Inpatient

Reference

Reference

Reference

Severity (mild/moderate)

0.37

0.22-0.63

<0.001

Severity (severe non-psychotic)

0.52

0.30-0.89

0.017

Severity (severe psychotic)

Reference

Reference

Reference

Age

1.01

1.00-1.02

0.006

Major depressive disorder, recurrent

Reference

Reference

Reference

Major depressive disorder, single episode

1.16

0.69-1.94

0.58

Bipolar I, depressive episode

0.80

0.48-1.36

0.41

Bipolar II, depressive episode

0.68

0.37-1.24

0.21

Schizoaffective disorder, depressive episode

0.32

0.15-0.70

0.004

Model chi square = 58.6, df = 8, p < 0.001