Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants.
| Variable | Group |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Dysphoric | Control | ||
| N | 10 | 13 | |
| Mean age (SD) | 25.10 (4.51) | 26.69 (7.65) | |
| Level of educationa | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Female/male | 6/4 | 9/4 | |
| Time of diagnosis (within 6 months/within year/over a year ago | 2/2/5 | ||
| Currently on psychotropic medication | 6 | 0 | |
| Duration of antidepressant medication less than 1 year/1 year or more | 2/4 | ||
| Antidepressant type | 3 SSRIs, 3 SSRIs + bupropionb | ||
| With a history of psychotropic medication | 4 | 0 | |
| Currently in psychotherapy treatment for depression | 2 | 0 | |
| With a history of psychotherapy | 4 | 0 | |
| Currently have psychiatric diagnoses other than depression | 1c | 0 | |
| With a history of psychiatric diagnoses other than depression | 2d | 0 | |
| Mean BDI-II score (SD) [range] | 22.40 (7.26) [13–36] | 2.38 (2.40) [0–7] | |
aLevels of education were coded as follows: 2 = middle level (high school or equivalent); 3 = high level (bachelor or higher degree). bSSRIs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. cOne of the participants also suffered from anxiety at the time of the study. dTwo of the participants had a self-reported previous anxiety disorder, and one of them was diagnosed with anorexia in youth.