Abstract: Depression is a common disorder which is characterized by severe symptoms that leads to the damage of important social role. Most prominent age group that is struck by depression is the 10-19 years group normally designated as adolescent age group. Adolescents go through a transition from childhood to adulthood and this transitional phase of life has certain characteristics, such as rebelliousness, aggression, impulsivity and insecurity. Psychological behavior of adolescents changes not only because of physical and biological changes but also due to the new behaviors of adults, who treat them as if they were adults and children at the same time. Studies report that one in five children has evidence of mental problems, such as anxiety and depression, and the expected trend of proportion is likely to be increasing. This poses a major concern considering the adolescent age group forms the future of any nation. Hence there is the need to understand the factors that leads to depression among the adolescent age group and also the effects of these factors.
In this paper, the prominent factors that lead an adolescent into depression were identified through unstructured interviews, discussion with medical practitioners and from published literature. An evaluation of these factors was undertaken using a designed questionnaire with an intention to study cause and effects of depression among the adolescent age group. The responses were analyzed and the observations from the analysis are presented in this paper. It’s observed that majority of the respondents showed some form of depression and this is a matter of concern as this age group is the future of the nation. Several depression factors were identified which affected the adolescents, that needs to be timely addressed.
Keywords: Depression, adolescent, aggression, factors, responses.
Title: Factors Causing Depression among Adolescents: A Qualitative Evaluation
Author: Mridula B., Dr.K. Sunil Kumar
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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