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Depressive symptoms among genders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

M. Vnukova
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Department of Psychiatry, Prague, Czech Republic
J. Raboch
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Department of Psychiatry, Prague, Czech Republic
R. Ptacek
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Department of Psychiatry, Prague, Czech Republic
I. Sebalo
Affiliation:
Maastricht University, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Forensic Psychology, Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Abstract

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Introduction

Depression is one of the most well-known psychological issues and is among the most severe ones. World Health Organisation's (WHO) report on health identifies 1.9% lifetime prevalence of depressive episode for males and almost twice as high–3.2% for females.

Methods

This study aimed to map the depressive symptoms among working population in Czech Republic.

Results

Analysis of covariance showed that there is significant effect of age F(52) = 6.58, P = 0.010 and gender F(52) = 12.53, P < .001 and t-tests showed the means of BDI II scores were significantly different for genders with females having higher mean (11.91) than males (9.80), t(1025) = −3.42, P < .001.

Conclusion

The clinical burden of depression is still an increasing one in today's society and this research helped to identify the potentially most vulnerable individuals. These seem to be working women aged 35–44.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster viewing: Cultural psychiatry
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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