Over-reporting of maladjustment by depressed subjects. Findings from retesting after recovery.

The extent to which patients' reports of malad-justment is influenced by depressive symptoms was estimated in 25 acute depressed patients responding to pharmacotherapy. Their social adjustment over the same four-month period immediately prior to hospitalization was assessed on two separate occasions: firstly when they were acutely depressed, and again a mean of 20 days later when clinically recovered