[Prospective study on dynamics of depression in late adolescence].
OBJECTIVE
To assess changes in occurrence of depressive disorders during late adolescence a prospective epidemiological study was carried out.


METHODS
Representative sample of 17 y.o. school adolescents (N=2094) was screened for depression with the Krakow Depression Inventory (KID) in 2001, 2002 and 2003.


RESULTS
Point prevalence of depression was found respectively: 27.27% for 17 y.o., 27.43% for 18 y.o., and 26.69% for 19 y.o. and was relatively stable in the sample studied.


CONCLUSIONS
It was found that depression is more often in late-adolescent girls than in boys of the same age. The dynamics of depression across the years suggests a differentiated nature of the disturbance.
Bomba
Jacek
J
Klinika Psychiatrii Dzieci i Młodziezy CM UJ, Kraków.
Modrzejewska
Renata
R
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012931:Social Environment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires