Rodríguez GAEL, Haro AME, Martínez FRE; Ayala FRI, Román MA

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Depression is an emotional disorder that presents itself as a state of dejection and unhappiness where affective symptoms predominate. Family Functionality is the interactive and systematic dynamics that occurs among the members of a family. Objective: To determine the family functionality and adult depression in primary. Methods: Transversal study, in 176 adults between the ages of 20 and 60 years, selected by convenience in the period from November 2015 to May 2016. The variables evaluated were gender, marital status, age, family functionality with the Perception of Family Functioning Test and the degree of depression with the Major Depression Test. They were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics with chi-square test with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 21. Results: Functional families were 38.6% and Moderately Functional Families were 23.3% without depression. Severe depression predominated Moderately Functional Families 7.3% followed by the Dysfunctional Families 3.9% and in the Severely Dysfunctional 3.9%. There was a statistically significant relationship between family function and depression (p=0.001). Conclusions: Family functionality is related with the degree of depression; influences the presence or absence of depression in productive adults.