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This study quantifies the trajectory of lifetime diagnosed depression from 2019\/2020 to 2023\/2024 and concurrent shifts in health behaviours.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A repeated cross-sectional survey across five annual waves (2019\/2020\u20132023\/2024) was conducted among 1\u2009196\u2009102 Polish adults recruited through a health-focused online platform. The primary outcome was self-reported lifetime diagnosed depression; secondary measures included health behaviours such as fast-food consumption, at-risk drinking and dietary supplementation. Temporal trends and adjusted ORs (aORs) were estimated using unweighted primary data, with post-stratification weighted sensitivity analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Self-reported lifetime diagnosis of depression rose from 10.1% (2019\/2020) to 18.2% (2023\/2024), an increase of approximately 80%; corresponding weighted estimates were 10.2% and 20.5%. Women had consistently higher odds of depression (aOR 1.83\u20132.14 across waves) and prevalence was highest among the youngest adults. While reported depression rose, traditional risk behaviours declined significantly (frequent fast-food consumption 2.7% to 1.4%, a 48% decline; at-risk drinking 3.8% in 2020\/2021 to 2.5% in 2023\/2024, a 34% decline). 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