fa مقایسه افسردگی دانش‌آموزان عادی و تیزهوش شهرستان بیرجند در سال تحصیلی 88-1387 General پژوهشي Research Article Background and Aim : Depression is one of the common problems in all human societies, and in recent years it has been observed that a large number of adolescents in these communities are suffering from emotional and psychological problems. Surveying of mental health sources shows a completely different perspective on the prevalence of depression in intelligent and normal students. The purpose of the present study was to determine the extent and to compare the prevalence of depression in the two groups of gifted and normal students in Birjand city.   Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive- analytical study was carried out on 200 boys and girls from normal (N=90) and gifted (N=110) high schools in the school year 2008 in Birjand. 90 gifted and 110 normal students participated in this study. Data collection means was a binary questionnaire the first part of which dealt with demographic characteristics of the subjects, and the second part included the short Beck test, which consists of 13 questions to assess depression symptoms. The gathered data was analyzed by using SPSS software (version 13), descriptive and inferential statistics, c 2 , and Mann-Whitney test at the significant level P Depression,Gifted students,Prevalence,Psychological Tests 95 103 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-368&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Hamide Reza Riasi حمیدرضا ریاسی 10031947532846004190 10031947532846004190 No Neurologist (MD), Faculty Member of Medical School, Valie-e-Asr Hospital, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran متخصص مغز و اعصاب، عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پزشکی، بیمارستان ولی عصر(عج)، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند، ایران Marzieh Mogharrab مرضیه مقرب 10031947532846004191 10031947532846004191 No Instructor of Nursing (MS), Faculty Member of Nursing and Midwifery School, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند، ایران Salehi Abarqui مهنوش صالحی ابرقوئی 10031947532846004192 10031947532846004192 No Bachelor of Education (BS), Birjand Education Office, Birjand, Iran کارشناس آموزش و پرورش، بیرجند، ایران Emadedin Hassanzadeh Taheri عمادالدین حسن‌زاده طاهری 10031947532846004193 10031947532846004193 No Nurse (BS), Emam Reza Hospital, Birjand, Iran کارشناس پرستاری، بیمارستان امام رضا (ع)، بیرجند، ایران Mohammad Mehdi Hassanzadeh Taheri محمدمهدی حسن‌زاده طاهری 10031947532846004194 10031947532846004194 Yes Associate Professor of Anatomical Sciences (Ph.D), Department of Anatomy, Faculty Member of Medical School, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Email: mmhtahery35@yahoo.com دانشیار علوم تشریح، دانشکده پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند، ایران. تلفن: 05618825000 پست الکترونیک: mmhtahery35@yahoo.com