[Depression in adolescents from different environments: town and village].
The clinicians agree to a point that the rate of depression increases among the youth.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this research was to find answers to three main questions: (1) Was the intensity of depression higher in adolescents from town or village? (2) Was the intensity of depression higher in girls or boys from different environments? (3) Was the intensity of depression changing with sex, school grade and environment?


METHODS
The studied subjects were 1140 adolescents. The Children's Depression Inventory by M. Kovacs was used.


RESULTS
The results indicated that an intensity of depression was significantly higher among adolescents from town than village. In the whole population, girls had a higher rate of depression in comparison to boys. The rate of depression increased with age.
Rola
Jarosław
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Katedra Nauk Psychologicznych, Zakład Psychologii Klinicznej, Akademii Pedagogiki Specjalnej, Warszawie.
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*