[Comparison of the clinical picture of adolescent depression in a population of Cracow high-school students based on the analysis of IO "C1" symptom check-list in the years 1984 and 2001].
OBJECTIVE
The study was aimed at establishing the correlation between the socio-cultural context of adoelscence and symptoms of adolescent depression.


METHODS
The Kraków Depression Inventory (KID), version IO "C1" was administered to 17 year old. students of secondary schools in Kraków in 1984 (last transformation) and 2001 (12th year of socio-political transformation). The groups studied were selected on two-stage sampling. KID IO "C1" results of these students who were screened as depressive (n = 153 in 1984; n = 522 in 2001) were analysed.


RESULTS
Statistical analysis revealed significant differences in Mood Scale results (higher in girls vs. Boys; higher in girls in 2001 vs. 1984), Anxiety Scale (lower in 2001 vs. 1984 in both gender groups), Self-destruction Scale (higher in girls in 2001 vs. 1984; higher in boys vs. girls), Somatisation Scale (higher in girls vs. boys). Cognition and Activity Level Scale showed no significant differences.


CONCLUSIONS
Changing socio-cultural conditions correlate with the symptomatic manifestation of adolescent depression especially with an increase of externalisation in self-destructive behaviour.
Modrzejewska
Renata
R
Klinika Psychiatrii Dzieci i Młodziezy Katedry Psychiatrii CM UJ.
Bomba
Jacek
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*