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A putative behavioural predictor is delay discounting, which measures a person\u2019s impatience to receive reward. Previous studies have linked delay discounting to both MDD and reduced serotonergic function, rendering it a plausible candidate predictor. In this multi-site study we measured delay discounting in participants with remitted MDD (\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200997), before and within six months after discontinuation of ADM, and in matched controls without a lifetime history of MDD (\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200954). Using predictive models, we tested whether either baseline discounting, or an early change in discounting following ADM discontinuation, predicted depressive relapse over a six month follow up period. We also tested differences between remitted MDD and control groups in delay discounting at baseline, and associations between discounting and depressive symptoms. We found that the remitted MDD group, compared to the control group, showed significantly higher (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05; Cohen\u2019s\n                    <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.34) discounting at baseline. In addition, baseline discounting was positively correlated with depression rating scores (Spearman \u03c1\u2009=\u20090.24). However, delay discounting did not increase following ADM discontinuation. Neither baseline discounting, nor a change in discounting following ADM discontinuation, predicted subsequent depressive relapse. We conclude that delay discounting is elevated in remitted MDD treated with antidepressant medication. However, delay discounting neither increases following ADM discontinuation, nor does it prospectively predict depressive relapse. 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