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Differences on the Personal Orientation Inventory between 39 males and 40 females who participated in encounter groups and 40 males and 44 females who declined to participate in such groups were examined. Differences discovered are attributable primarily to the more self-actualized nature of the females who sought encounter group experience.

The prevalence of depression in a large suburban county was found to be lower than that estimated for either rural or urban populations. Differences in affluence probably account for much of the observed discrepancy. While the prevalence of depression among women was twice that of men, gender was not found to be a major predictor of depression because the variance accounted for by gender was largely accounted for by other, more powerful predictors. Age was the strongest predictor, with younger people being more depressed. Measures of social support and socioeconomic status were also major predictors of depression.We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Daniel Young of Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois, for data analysis. Michael Dubinsky is now with the American Medical Association, 535 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60610.

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