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This article reveals the relevance of the problem of the prevalence of depression in the student environment. The main psychological scientific approaches to the study of depression abroad and in the Republic of Kazakhstan are presented. The literature review shows how the modern social and educational environment has a stressful effect on all aspects of students' life, leading to adaptation disorders. The results of an empirical study of depressive states of 1st and 3rd year students using valid methods are presented: Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21, DASS-21;  Using the methods of mathematical statistics: the Mann-Whitney test and Spearman's correlation analysis. Age differences in the manifestation of depressive states of students are described, taking into account which will allow us to outline ways to determine the conditions for the prevention of depression in the student environment.