ARE DYSFUNCTIONAL ATTITUDES IN DEPRESSIVE DISORDER TRAIT OR STATE-DEPENDENT

The aim of this study was to investigate whether euthymic patients in remission on lithium prophylaxis score higher on the Dysfunctional Att itude Scale (DAS) than healthy subjects, thus indicating a trait quali ty of dysfunctional attitudes in unipolar depression. A total of 79 pa tients with recurrent unipolar depressive episodes and 79 individually matched healthy controls were compared using a Swedish version of the DAS. The results indicate that DAS score is a state-dependent variabl e in depressive disorder.