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This article describes depressive disorders among contemporary students in Poland. The researchresults analyses data obtained in the national survey in 2019 on a group of 4,500 full-time and extramuralstudents2. The selection of the research sample was consistent with a random selection. Theresearch was carried out in a research team (Prof. dr hab. A. Cybal – Michalska, Prof. UAM, dr hab.S. Jaskulska, Prof. UAM, dr hab. N. Walter, Dr. M. Marciniak, Dr. E. Karmolińska – Jagodzik) underthe guidance of prof. UAM, dr hab. Jacek Pyżalski under the grant implemented for the State Agencyfor Solving Alcohol Problems. Issues related to depression were within the scope of my analysis. Thisarticle includes a description of the causes of depression and the theoretical disorder itself. In addition,it article provides an analysis of the test results using the Beck test in individual subscales for studentsin Poland. The article is a diagnostic approach to the student community in Poland in the scope of thephenomenon discussed.