Background
: It is known tat patients with depression can have physical and social dysfunction Even though adolescents spend most of their time in school, researches on the researches on the relationship between adolescent depression and school adjustment are lacking. Therefore, this research surveys depression of adolescents and deals with the relationship between depression and school adjustment or school achievement.
Method : Questionnaires were distributed to 572 students in one coed high school located in Incheon. Depression tendency was based upon B야 as cut off point 21. School adjustment was based on school related adjustment scale and the class standing following the first semester.

Results : 25%(143) of 572 responses belonged to the depression tendency group. The school related adjustment scale of the depression tendency group averaged 80.06 14.78, while that of the non-depression tendency and school group averaged 91.78 14.98. The relationship between depression tendency and school adjustment was statistically significant(P<0.001). The relationship between depression tendency and school life related adjustment, school environment-related adjustment, school friend-related adjustment, school teacher-related adjustment or school instruction-related adjustment was statistically significant(P<0.001). In addition, the relationship between depression tendency and class standing was statistically significant(P<0.001).

Conclusion : there was a significant relationship between depression tendency and school adjustment or school achievement. As a result, family physicians as primary care physicians need to consider examination of psychiatric symptoms such as depression tendency as well as physical symptoms, when consulting with adolescent who have trouble adjusting to school of those who have low school achievements.