[Evaluation of selected temperamental traits in depression and in remission]

The aim of the study was to investigate differences in some temperamental traits during depressive phase and in remission. The group of 30 patients with endogenous depression was compared with 30 healthy controls. All subjects completed Formal Characteristic of Behaviour-Temperamental Questionnaire (FCZ-KT by Zawadzki-Strelau) and were investigated by computer exposed task from Wiener-Testsystem (WT). Alertness subscale from FCZ-KT differentiates affective patients (in depression and remission) from healthy persons. Improvement of results during remission in scales from FCZ-KT: Alertness, Perseveration and Activity was observed. WT was more a sensitive method to show differences between patients with affective disorders and healthy persons. Results in WT during remission have demonstrated that deficits in Alertness, Perseveration, Reaction Time, Decision Making Time tasks even after depressive phase are still present.