Search for: [Abstract = "stance according to Helmchenfs definition\;2\) 54 patients with major depression or recurrent depressive disorder whoachieved .50% reduction in symptoms severity3\) 50 healthy volunteers as a control group.The groups did not differ significantly in terms of the most importantsociodemografic data\; age, sex ratio, level of education. 6 investigational hypotheseshave been put forward. Two of them have been confirmed, 2 have been partlyconfirmed, and 2 have not been confirmed at all.The data gathered from BDI and HDRS have reached the severity of majordepression. In terms of BDI scores, drug\-resistant and drug\-non\-resistant subjectsdid not differ in terms of the severity of depressive symptoms at baseline. Patients inboth groups experienced in their own opinion very similar level of severity ofdepressive symptoms, however the higher arithmetic mean was observed in groupwith not sufficient response. In terms of HDRS scores, subjects with drug\-resistantdepression presented with statistically more severe depressive symptoms, suggestingthat severity of depression at baseline might be a predictor of drug\-resistance.High trait anxiety \(as indicated by the two subscales of STAI inventory\)was bound to higher likelihood of drug\-resistance. Level of anxiety as a state and aswell as a feature exceeded mean value of 60 points in the group of patients withdrug\-resistant depression, as opposed to"]
