Phenomenon Of Depression Research Articles

Behavioral phenomena of depression in adolescence

To study behavioral phenomena of depressive disorders in adolescence. Ninety-five patients, aged 12 to 17 years, with a mixed disorder of emotions and behavior without cognitive impairment and psychotic disorders were examined. Clinical-psychopathological, clinical-follow-up methods, Beck scales, the Spielberger-Khanin scale, Zung and PDO questionnaires, statistical analysis were used. The structure of this syndrome included affective disorders: low mood (n=84 88.4%), loss of interest in studies, everyday life (n=81, 85.3%) and behavioral disorders: manifestation of aggression (n=47, 49.5%), auto-aggression (n=44, 46.3%), suicidal thoughts (n=34, 35.8%), decrease in academic performance (n=35, 36.8%), low motivation for learning, refusal to attend school (n=24, 25.3%). Clinical assessment of the characteristics of behavioral disorders demonstrated the heterogeneity of symptoms, which made it possible to distinguish two groups: psychopathic and anxious behavior. In group I, (n=47, 38.3%) predominated aggression, protest reactions (72.3%), (p<0.001), conflicts with teachers, classmates (87.2%), (p=0.014), addictions (25.5%), (p=0.011). In group II (n=48, 22.9%), there were anxiety symptoms (60.4%, p=0.00015), emotional lability, isolation, with a predominance of schizoid personality traits (62.5%) (χ2=.56, p=0.024, φ=0.242) and with a weak emancipation reaction (78.6%) (χ2=5.16, p=0.04, φ=0.233). Behind the behavioral phenomena of depressive disorders, psychopathic and anxious symptom complexes can occur. These disorders determine the dynamic aspect of the formation of a depressive disorder and occur mainly at the onset of the syndrome. Only long-term follow-up of such patients can answer the question of which nosological form adolescent depression belongs to.

Managing ethical education activities for university students in the current period

In the process of national renewal, the market mechanism and the multi-sector commodity economy are promoting positive effects, at the same time revealing the downside, negatively affecting cultural and spiritual life. as well as the psychology and morality of all classes of people in society, including the youth, especially the current student class at small and large universities across the country. In the current period of industrialization and modernization, along with the positive changes in the country, we are also facing the challenges of the times, that is, a part of young people has the phenomenon of depression, moral degradation, fading of ideals and pursuing a pragmatic lifestyle. Many social evils are creeping into the school, making a part of student’s degenerate, slow to progress, difficult to educate, even corrupt, and violate the law. The problem is how to both develop the economy and society while maintaining and promoting the noble and beautiful human values ​​in each person. Properly assess the situation, properly identify the problem, detect obstacles and obstacles, find the causes and propose measures to well manage the moral education for students at major universities. small and small children in the country is an urgent job today to contribute to ensuring the quality of education of the school, meeting the requirements of human resource training for the country.

Anxiety and depressive disorders

Anxious depression is one of the key problems of modern clinical psychiatry in pathogenetic and methodological aspects. Its scale and relevance are evidenced by the fact that the very phenomenon of anxious depression goes beyond the status of a medical problem, affecting the deepest aspects of human existence associated with the stress overload of modern life and other negative social trends, which leads to an exponential increase in the frequency of depressions (including anxiety disorders).

High frequency of Depressive Disorders and Suicidal Phenomena in Late-Stage Parkinson´s Disease - A Cross-Sectional Study.

Depressive disorders (DD) are widely recognized as one of the most frequent neuropsychiatric disorders in Parkinson´s disease. Patients with late-stage Parkinson´s disease (LSPD) continue to be a neglected population, and little is known about DD frequency in LSPD. To determine the frequency of DD in LSPD patients through a clinical diagnostic interview (CDI) and according to diagnostic DSM- 5 criteria. Secondary objectives were to determine the predictive ability of depressive scales to detect DD, to identify potential predictors of DD in LSPD and, to evaluate suicidal phenomena in LSPD. A cross-sectional study including LSPD patients (≥7years from symptom onset and Hoehn and Yahr scale score >3 or a Schwab and England scale score <50% in the ON condition) was conducted. Patients were subjected to psychiatric, neurological, and neuropsychological evaluations. Six depression scales were applied. 92 LSPD patients were included. 59.78% of LSPD patients had a current diagnosis of DD according to CDI, 38.04% patients had a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, and 21.72% non-major depressive disorder. Suicidal ideation was present in 36.96% of patients. All applied scales were able to detect depressive disorders. More than half of LSPD patients met DD diagnostic criteria and over one-third were diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Overall, the LSPD population seem to have a unique clinical phenotype regarding the frequency and features of DD, whose early identification and treatment could improve the quality of life of patients and caregivers.

Factors associated with depressive symptomatology during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: A 2021 national survey

BackgroundPrevious studies have identified a set of variables associated with depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the existing antecedents in Mexico, in addition to being limited to the beginning of the health emergency, made use of small and unrepresentative samples. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to identify the prevalence and factors associated with clinically significant depressive symptomatology (CSDS) in a representative Mexican sample of 2021. MethodsA secondary cross-sectional analysis of the Encuesta Nacional de Bienestar Autorreportado (ENBIARE) was conducted. For the present study, the effective sample was 30,901. Univariate and bivariate anaylses were followed by a multiple Poisson regression, which served to obtain adjusted prevalence ratios of each variable under study. ResultsThe prevalence of CSDS in the year 2021 was 15.3 %. In the multivariable analysis, the factors associated with CSDS were the number of recent stressful events, having a major functional limitation, not having social support from family or friends, being female, having suffered recent discrimination, alcohol or other drug use (by oneself or someone at home), not being married or cohabiting, living in a rural area, having had a diagnosis of COVID-19, having lost a job, living with a chronic patient, not doing physical exercise, and having a low educational level. LimitationsThe main limitations were the cross-sectional nature of the data, the use of self-report measures, as well as the fact that this was a secondary analysis that did not allow consideration of additional variables. ConclusionsA set of personal and contextual variables were identified that can help focus prevention and intervention efforts on the phenomenon of depression.

COVID-19 and Mortality, Depression, and Suicide in the Polish Population.

AimThe study was aimed at assessing the mortality of the population, the occurrence of the phenomenon of depression and suicide before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsData on total mortality in Poland in 2017–2021 came from the report of the Ministry of Health. Data on the number of sick leave due to mental disorders were taken from the report of the ZUS (Social Insurance Institution in Poland). Data on the number of suicides came from police statistics.ResultsIncrease in the number of deaths in Poland in 2021 compared to the 2017–2019 average – 26.86%. In 2018–2020, the greatest number of fatal suicides was recorded in the age group – 60–64 years (in 2018 N = 565; 10.90%; in 2020 N = 524; 10.15%).ConclusionsIn the years 2020-2021, an increase in mortality was observed in Poland compared to the previous years. Moreover, in 2020 there was an increase in sickness absence due to ICD-10 F.32 and an increase in the number of suicide attempts.

Climate depression. Critical analysis of the concept.

The aim of this paper is to discuss the challenge posed to mental health by climate change. Our inquiry is based on literature review and original qualitative studies. The data are collected from both desk research and in-depth interviews with participants belonging to following groups: high school and university students, young parents, activists, and psychotherapy patients. This paper also offers the critical review of contemporary terminology used for mental health problems and emotions appearing in the context of climate change, as well as the history of scientific interest in the issue at hand. The term and phenomenon of climate depression acquires aspecial focus, based on qualitative studies participants' self-reports and main arguments critical to medicalization of emotions experienced when facing the climate crisis. The additional analysis of socio-political and cultural aspects of climate change and mental health concludes in establishing the urgent need for further research in the area, so as to gain multidimensional understanding necessary for providing adequate mental health services. It is very likely that it will be increasingly needed in the future.

Determining Predictive Indicators of Marital Boredom Based on Lived Experiences of Couples Referred to Counseling Centers and Convenient Pattern: A Qualitative Research

Aim: One of the psychological disturbances in couples' relationships is marital boredom; as the emergence of bedrock, psychological problems and the coldness of emotional relationships gradually lead the couple to separation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the predictive indicators of marital boredom based on couples' lived experiences. Method: Analysis of qualitative data with phenomenological approach was based on Colaizzi method. Participants included couples referring to counseling centers in Isfahan who were selected by purposive sampling method and according to the inclusion criteria. Individuals' experiences were examined using in-depth and semi-structured interview tools, and the data were saturated with 23 interviews. Results: In the first stage of coding, 225 basic themes were extracted from the text of the interviews. In the second stage, 22 sub-themes and in the third stage, 7 main themes were identified. Data validation was performed by three methods of receiving feedback from participants, the method of independent coders and the method of a group of experts (3 experts) and the criteria for determining the accuracy and robustness of the data were observed. Conclusion: The results showed that the accumulation of emotions, emotional distress in marital relationships and life tensions, leads to mental exhaustion and eventually leads to marital boredom. Therefore, identifying and paying attention to the predictors of the phenomenon of depression, leads the couple to find effective solutions and prevent the occurrence of this phenomenon. Based on the findings, a model of predictors of marital boredom was designed. Therefore, it is suggested that these indicators be used in the development of counseling protocols in couple therapy.

History-dependent dopamine release increases cAMP levels in most basal amygdala glutamatergic neurons to control learning.

Dopaminergic inputs to basal amygdala (BA) instruct learning of motivational salience. This learning depends on intracellular plasticity signals such as cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), which is regulated by activation of dopamine receptors. We examine the dynamics of dopamine release and downstream signaling during multiple salient events occurring within tens of seconds. We perform real-time tracking and manipulation of cAMP in BA neurons invitro and invivo. Optogenetically evoked release of dopamine drives proportional increases in cAMP in almost all BA glutamatergic neurons, suggesting widespread actions of dopamine across neurons preferring positive or negative valence. This cAMP response decreases across trials with short intertrial intervals owing to depression of dopamine release. No such depression is evident when photostimulating cAMP production directly. cAMP and protein kinase A responses to repeated appetitive or aversive stimuli also exhibit pronounced depression. Thus, history-dependent dynamics of dopamine and cAMP may regulate learning of temporally clustered, salient stimuli.

ВПЛИВ РОЗВИТУ ОБЛІКОВО-ЕКОНОМІЧНИХ СИСТЕМ НА ЕКОНОМІЧНУ БЕЗПЕКУ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ В ЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ ВІД ЦИКЛІЧНОСТІ ЕКОНОМІЧНИХ ПРОЦЕСІВ

Management experience, the availability of effective tools for generating relevant information and the implementation of effective management decisions, the quality of the information base for the management system significantly affect the stability of the functioning of an economic entity and its economic security and, as a result, are able to either stimulate or minimize the risk of depressive phenomena in the economy. On the other hand, "shock" situations and disturbances in the balance of the economic system also affect the accounting methodology, since the stagnation of the national economy or its separation from the business sector causes the appearance of a chaotic beginning in the organization of the economic mechanism of economic entities and over time forces to revise the established approaches to accounting methodology. In order to reveal the logic of the evolutionary processes of the formation of accounting and analytical systems from the perspective of economic security, the article attempts to determine the relationship between the stages of its development and cyclical processes in the economy, that is, in the context of the concept of the life cycle of systems. The article proposes an approach that allows us to identify how different types of global economic crises affect the state of economic security of enterprises due to macroeconomic factors. A number of indicators of the external and internal environment have been determined, which influence the economic security of the enterprise and which, in turn, can be considered directions in which it is appropriate to conduct research on its formation. The goals and tasks of the accounting and analytical system in the conditions of crisis processes in the economy were formulated, which made it possible to develop the concept of ensuring the economic security of enterprises, which is the basis for managing the economic security of the enterprise and emphasizes the definition of the main stages of its implementation in the relationship and interaction of the influence of various factors.

Phenomenological analysis of depressive and anxious manifestations in patients who underwent cardiosurgery

Among the undeniable advantages of surgical tactics in the treatment of patients with various forms of cardiovascular disease, there are problematic issues, including neurological complications, especially cerebrovascular disorders and postoperative encephalopathy, and often associated psychopathological disorders based on postoperative hypoxiс-ischemic lesions, which remain one of the most difficult and dangerous complications of operations under the conditions of artificial circulation (AC).&#x0D; The aim was to carry out clinical and phenomenological analysis of psychopathological manifestations of depression and anxiety in patients who underwent cardiac surgery (CS) with AC in the postoperative period, both in general and in terms of individual types of vascular and neurological pathology, to determine further directions of their rehabilitation.&#x0D; Material and research methods. Using the approach of a structured clinical-diagnostic interview with the help of a specially developed questionnaire, we clinically examined 700 patients who were treated at the Heart Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and who underwent CS under the conditions of AC. Among the examined patients, there were 86 patients (12.3%) with cerebral infarction (CI), 217 patients (31.0%) with the signs of postoperative encephalopathy and 504 patients (72.0%) with manifestations of cognitive dysfunction.&#x0D; Results. It has been established that patients who underwent cardiac surgery had the symptoms of depression and anxiety. The most severe depressive and anxiety manifestations are characteristic of patients with cerebral infarction in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery; they are less significant in patients with signs of postoperative encephalopathy. They are the least significant in patients with signs of cognitive dysfunction. At the same time, the severity of depressive and anxiety phenomena in patients with this pathology was significantly (p&lt;0.01) higher than in patients who underwent cardiac surgery without the corresponding pathology.&#x0D; Conclusion. The identified patterns should be considered when developing treatment, rehabilitation and preventive measures for patients who underwent cardiac surgery with postoperative neurological complications.

Lithosphere–Atmosphere–Ionosphere Coupling Effects Based on Multiparameter Precursor Observations for February–March 2021 Earthquakes (M~7) in the Offshore of Tohoku Area of Japan

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the lithosphere–atmosphere–ionosphere coupling (LAIC) effects with the use of multiparameter precursor observations for two successive Japanese earthquakes (EQs) (with a magnitude of around 7) in February and March 2021, respectively, considering a seemingly significant difference in seismological and geological hypocenter conditions for those EQs. The second March EQ is very similar to the famous 2011 Tohoku EQ in the sense that those EQs took place at the seabed of the subducting plate, while the first February EQ happened within the subducting plate, not at the seabed. Multiparameter observation is a powerful tool for the study of the LAIC process, and we studied the following observables over a 3-month period (January to March): (i) ULF data (lithospheric radiation and ULF depression phenomenon); (ii) ULF/ELF atmospheric electromagnetic radiation; (iii) atmospheric gravity wave (AGW) activity in the stratosphere, extracted from satellite temperature data; (iv) subionospheric VLF/LF propagation data; and (v) GPS TECs (total electron contents). In contrast to our initial expectation of different responses of anomalies to the two EQs, we found no such conspicuous differences of electromagnetic anomalies between the two EQs, but showed quite similar anomaly responses for the two EQs. It is definite that atmospheric ULF/ELF radiation and ULF depression as lower ionospheric perturbation are most likely signatures of precursors to both EQs, and most importantly, all electromagnetic anomalies are concentrated in the period of about 1 week–9 days before the EQ to the EQ day. There seems to exist a chain of LAIC process (cause-and-effect relationship) for the first EQ, while all of the observed anomalies seem to occur nearly synchronously in time for the send EQ. Even though we tried to discuss possible LAIC channels, we cannot come to any definite conclusion about which coupling channel is plausible for each EQ.

Stratification of adolescents across mental phenomena emphasizes the importance of transdiagnostic distress: a replication in two general population cohorts

Characterizing patterns of mental phenomena in epidemiological studies of adolescents can provide insight into the latent organization of psychiatric disorders. This avoids the biases of chronicity and selection inherent in clinical samples, guides models of shared aetiology within psychiatric disorders and informs the development and implementation of interventions. We applied Gaussian mixture modelling to measures of mental phenomena from two general population cohorts: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC, n = 3018) and the Neuroscience in Psychiatry Network (NSPN, n = 2023). We defined classes according to their patterns of both positive (e.g. wellbeing and self-esteem) and negative (e.g. depression, anxiety, and psychotic experiences) phenomena. Subsequently, we characterized classes by considering the distribution of diagnoses and sex split across classes. Four well-separated classes were identified within each cohort. Classes primarily differed by overall severity of transdiagnostic distress rather than particular patterns of phenomena akin to diagnoses. Further, as overall severity of distress increased, so did within-class variability, the proportion of individuals with operational psychiatric diagnoses. These results suggest that classes of mental phenomena in the general population of adolescents may not be the same as those found in clinical samples. Classes differentiated only by overall severity support the existence of a general, transdiagnostic mental distress factor and have important implications for intervention.

Depression analysis of voice samples using machine learning

Depression is seen as an emerging mental challenge in the lives of various people. Nowadays it is also becoming one of the major reasons for mental disability across the world. Depression has manifested itself as a silent killer and according to statistics it has affected more than 300 million people in United States of America majorly affecting individuals in the age group of 15 to 44 yrs. According to a study by World Health Organization, the effects of depression have been dangerous in life, it is seen causing threatening diseases like cancer, diabetic issues or even heart disease. However, the problem that mainly is associated with the disease of depression is that it is not treated as a disease. Where the common understanding of the word “Disease” is any medical ailment that require doctor’s attention or quick medical response, depression on the other hand, even after qualifying as a disease is hidden in societal barriers to appear for a proper treatment. People whose lifestyle pattern has been intruded by depression either do not avail proper medical attention or are too shy to appear in the masses for proper attention on their physical as well as condition. Our motivation here is to investigate through the phenomenon of depression and predict whether an individual is having symptoms of depression by accessing his/her voice sample. In order to establish a link between depression and voice features, we obtain a large data set and then train a model accordingly by applying machine learning methods on it. This model when given a voice sample can now predict, whether a particular subject is depressed or not, to a nearby accurate measure.

ОЦЕНКА КОМПЛЕКСНОГО ЛЕЧЕНИЯ C ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕМ СТОМАТО-ЛОГИЧЕСКОГО ГЕЛЯ ОРИГИНАЛЬНОГО СОСТАВА НА ПОКАЗАТЕЛИ ПСИХОЭМОЦИОНАЛЬНОГО И СТОМАТОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО ЗДОРОВЬЯ КУР-САНТОВ ВЕДОМСТВЕННОГО ИНСТИТУТА

Subject. Dental diseases are a frequent companion of distress, since the negative impact of psychoemotional stress on the immune status of cadets is reflected in changes in the microflora of the oral cavity and periodontal [4, 9]. &#x0D; The aim of the study is to evaluate the results of using the developed gel for the preven-tion and treatment of inflammatory periodontal diseases in cadets who are under psychoemotional stress.&#x0D; Methodology. The group of examined persons consisted of 245 people-cadets of 1–4 courses of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. After the dental exami-nation, the cadets were divided into 2 groups: 26 cadets were found to have gingivi-tis/periodontitis of mild severity (group I), and 45 cadets without periodontal lesions (group II) served as a comparison group. The study included psychological testing, clarification of the state of their vegetative reactions and cortisol content in saliva, molecular genetic deter-mination of the composition of the most common periodontal pathogenic bacteria of the dentoalveolar furrow and enzyme immunoassay of the content of pro-inflammatory cytokines in saliva, cell-regulatory and immunosuppressive effects. &#x0D; Results.The application of the gel helps to correct the phenomena of depression, while it affects the frequency of relapses of diseases.The effect of the application on the frequency of detection of periodontal pathogenic bacteria in cadets is manifested in relation to Tanerella forsythia and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in the absence of depression, but in the presence of periodontal lesions. When the phenomena of gingivitis/periodontitis of mild se-verity occurred against the background of depression, the effects of using dental gel were in the form of a decrease in the occurrence of these bacteria. There was a significant drop in the oral fluid of IL-12 in the group with depression and periodontal disease, as well as IL-10 in the group without depression, but with mild gingivitis/periodontitis.&#x0D; Conclusions. The developed dental gel is recommended both for the phenomena of de-pression and in cases of mild gingivitis/periodontitis against the background of psychoemotional stress.

A reference-component coordinate system approach to model the mass transfer of a droplet with binary volatiles

A theoretical framework based on the reference-component centered coordinates was modified to enable the prediction study of the simultaneous absorption and evaporation of droplets consisting of two volatiles. A new equation of Robin boundary condition was imposed at the droplet-ambience interface, coupling with a new numerical scheme for solution. Experimental validation was performed with the following situations: evaporation of single pure droplet and bicomponent droplet, and simultaneous absorption and evaporation of droplet. The model predicted the mass profiles reasonably well for droplet evaporation while over-prediction was found for the case of simultaneous absorption and evaporation of droplet. Further preliminary evaluation has found the necessity to encounter the phenomenon of mass flux depression when predicting the simultaneous absorption and evaporation of droplet. This will provide a potential predictive tool for the processes which involves droplet absorption, such as antisolvent-vapor precipitation and gas scrubbing.

A “GENERAL THEORY OF MENTAL SUFFERING”, AND THE ROLE OF AN INNOVATIVE NARRATIVE THERAPEUTIC APPROACH

This article proposes alternative understandings of certain structuralist informed (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - DSM-IIIrd to 5th Eds.) configurations of mental disorders. Life’s negative discourses and the mind’s captive responses present a “general theory of mental suffering” which phenomena are classified as modernist, DSM mental disorders, such as addictions, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Recent research has indicated that the psychedelic drug, psilocybin, has produced safe and effective outcomes for these mental suffering states. In this context, the article draws on the concept of brain plasticity order, firstly, to identify the means for a person to move away from subjection of life’s negative, dominant discourses that “capture” the brain, and then to intentionally move towards more acceptable, preferred, ethical subjectivities. These explanations, using the phenomenon of depression, provide the foundation for further proposals that an innovative form of narrative therapy could be a safe, effective and meaningful approach for persons in relationship with other similar ways of mental suffering, such as, anxiety, addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anorexia nervosa.

Classification of depression-related online forums using Natural Language Processing

The study of the phenomenon of depression is not new in sociology, but since the depressionis becoming a wider social problem, it is still a relevant issue today. In addition to the biomedical and psychological aspects of depression, the sociological perspective is becoming morenoteworthy in the discourse about the causes of depression. In the research of the discourseon depression, the online texts offer many new possibilities, as the forum’s anonymity andaccessability make the online seeking for help popular. In this research, natural languageprocessing (logistic regression) was applied to find patterns in the definition of depressionin lay discourses. These methods make it possible to analyze a large amount of text - whichwould have been difficult to process with human resources. During the analysis, 67 857 posts ofEnglish-speaking online forums were categorized along the categories of the scientific discourseabout depression. This study presents the first results, which shows logistic regression classifierperforms like the annotators. . Although the research has analyzed English-speaking forums, myfindings may be useful to anyone observing abstract sociological concepts in online texts writtenby users.

Pharmacotherapy to prevent the onset of depression following traumatic brain injury

Introduction Depressive symptoms may follow traumatic brain injury (TBI), affecting cognition, apathy, and overall general functioning. Pharmacotherapy to prevent the onset of depression following TBI is, therefore, crucial. Areas covered The present report critically appraises current pharmacotherapy to prevent the onset of depression following TBI as well as novel potential pharmacological avenues on the matter. Both efficacy and safety issues are considered, emphasizing an evidence-based approach whenever feasible. The authors further provide the reader with their expert opinion and future perspectives on the subject. Expert opinion Despite its clinical burden and relatively frequent occurrence, the prophylaxis of post-TBI depression warrants further research. The current clinical guidelines of depression do not account for people with a primary diagnosis of TBI. Prospective cohort studies supported by proof-of-concept trials are nonetheless urged towards more effective, patient-tailored pharmacotherapy to prevent the onset of depression and treatment-resistance phenomena following TBI.

THE STUDY OF PERSONALITY’S PSYCHO-ENERGY STATES SELF-REGULATION IN THE EXTREME ENVIRONMENT

The article is devoted to the study of the possibilities of self-regulation of psychoenergetic states of the individual in an extreme environment. Theoretical analysis of the concept of subjective vitality in psychology in accordance with various scientific theories is presented. Vitality is presented as a subjectively perceived state that reflects the fullness of vitality and energy. Self-determination (autonomy) and competence are defined as conditions for enhancing subjective vitality. It is noted that high vitality is the opposite pole of depression. Depression is understood as a mental state and mood disorder. The content of the phenomenon of depression, symptoms and some reasons for its occurrence are revealed. Psychological and physiological factors of increase and depletion of vital energy of the person are analyzed. An analysis of the results of an empirical study of subjective vitality and depression in parachuting. The features of the chosen type of sports activity, which are essential for research, are commented.&#x0D; Skydivers have a high level of subjective vitality as a condition, dispositional vitality as a personal quality and a low level of depression. A comparative analysis of the results with the indicators of the control group, which indicated a direct positive impact of skydiving on the overall level of vital energy of the individual. It has been found that the level of subjective vitality in parachutists decreases at the end of the jumping season, while the level of depressive manifestations increases. Emphasis is placed on the importance of subjective activity, interpersonal interaction with like-minded people, experiences of self-competence, control over circumstances.&#x0D; Groups of empirical methods were used in the study: psychodiagnostic method (method of studying the subjective and dispositional vitality of R. Ryan and K. Frederick, Beck depression scale); from the group of methods of analysis (processing) of data: qualitative and quantitative analysis of the obtained results, methods of computer processing of experimental data. The study involved 180 respondents aged 22 to 50 years, 90 representatives of parachuting and 90 respondents of the control group. Empirical research was carried out on the basis of: Aviation Complex “Avia-Soyuz” Aerodrome “Maiske”. All study participants received informed consent to participate in the study.