AIM: Depression is the most prevalent mental disorder in the population. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of age on depressivity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study is community-based survey and includes 12,600 persons over 15 years of age. The design is multi-stage randomized cluster double-sampling. The short self-evaluating screening test for depression of Roglev (STD-1-R) was administered. Gathered data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Student's t-test, ANOVA with Tukey's Honestly Significant Difference Test and chi2-test with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons, using SPSS 10.0. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of depressivity increases steadily with age. The lowest rate of depressivity is found in the 15-45 age group, while the highest rate--in the senior age group.
AIM: Depression is the most prevalent mental disorder in the population. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of age on depressivity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study is community-based survey and includes 12,600 persons over 15 years of age. The design is multi-stage randomized cluster double-sampling. The short self-evaluating screening test for depression of Roglev (STD-1-R) was administered. Gathered data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Student's t-test, ANOVA with Tukey's Honestly Significant Difference Test and chi2-test with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons, using SPSS 10.0. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of depressivity increases steadily with age. The lowest rate of depressivity is found in the 15-45 age group, while the highest rate--in the senior age group.