title: Are students prone to depression and suicidal thoughts? Assessment of the risk of depression in university students from rural and urban areas.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Depressive disorders in adolescents and young adults may have serious developmental and functional consequences, such as academic failure or persistent psychosocial problems. University students are affected by specific agents which may play a role in the onset of depression. The problem of student depression is particularly important in Poland because of a recent increase in student numbers, therefore, the aim of the presented study was to evaluate the prevalence of the risk of depression and suicidal thoughts among university students in Poznan, Poland, and to analyze the role of gender, current living arrangements, background (rural/small town or urban permanent place of residence), and reported financial status.
  
  
  METHODS
  1,065 respondent students, mean age 21.1 years, 72% of whom were females, anonymously answered a questionnaire on the risk of depression (Kutcher's KADS) and a demographics survey. The obtained data were then analyzed statistically with the SPSS programme.
  
  
  RESULTS
  6.1 subjects were at risk of depression while 1.6 % of them had suicidal thoughts. Among analyzed determinants, perceived financial status and student's background (permanent place of residence) were found to have a statistically significant influence on the risk of depression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Students with rural/small town background and/or lower rather than good reported financial status are more likely to become depressed.
authors: Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
authors: Ewa
authors: E
authors: Mojs
authors: Katarzyna
authors: K
authors: Warchoł-Biedermann
authors: Maria Danuta
authors: MD
authors: Głowacka
authors: Wojciech
authors: W
authors: Strzelecki
authors: Beata
authors: B
authors: Ziemska
authors: Jerzy T
authors: JT
authors: Marcinkowski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004467:Economics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult