Depression Annotated Bibliography

"A New Focus on Depression." Well a New Focus on Depression Comments. The New York Times, 23 Dec. 2013. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.

Depression, anxiety, and suicide are relatively common phenomena among college students (Klerman & Weissman, 1989; Twenge et al., 2010).

Mental health is a serious topic that is often not taken seriously. Due to my own struggles with depression, I have experienced the impact mental illness can have on a student’s life. Mental illness can make everyday life feel unbearable and can have just as serious of an effect on a person as a physical illness. The causes of increasing mental health problems in college students are numerous, and it will take work from both students and universities to overcome this problem, but change is necessary for the health of U.S. college students.

The Star.com. (November 3, 2014). Student help line finds 50 callers a month considering suicide. Retrieved March 7, 2015, from http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2014/11/03/student_help_line_finds_50_callers_a_month_considering_suicide.html

Relate to Audience: A lot of college students suffers from depression daily. The stress from being in an unfamiliar environment, working and going to school at the same time can be a very heavy load to deal with. On

College represents a form of higher learning. For many, it is also a time for personal growth as we transition into adulthood. This in itself is a stressful situation as one must make drastic adjustments to a new role, environment, and demands. Stress is a major contributor to the development of mental and emotional issues (Rodgers, L., Tennison, L. 2009). Research has been done to determine the impact of depression and anxiety on university students. It has been

"College Mental Health Fact Sheet: Depression." Healthy Minds. Healthy Lives. American Psychiatric Association. 2 Apr. 2008 .

Andrews and Wilding, (2004) recognises depression as a common and debilitating problem amongst university students, which can affect all areas of functioning including motivation, concentration, feelings of self-worth, and mood. In particular, the prevalence of depressive symptoms among university students is relatively high, ranging from 10.2% to 71.2% as reported by Kumar, Jain and Hegde (2012). Stressful life events have been consistently associated with an increase in depressive symptoms Mazure, (1998) and the onset of major depression in both adults (Hammen, 2005; Stroud Davila, & Moyer (2008) and adolescents, as reviewed by Abela and Skitch

Depression have become a major problem in our society today. People who haven’t experience depression will not understand how it feel and what it can do to a person. Many people also doesn’t understand what depression is, or how it can related to suicidal ideation. In fact, studies have documented that the majority of young suicide victims had depression at the time of death and most suicide survivors were diagnosed with symptoms of clinical depression at the time of their attempt (Mojs, Biederman, Głowacka, Strzelecki, Ziemska, Samborski 2015). It can affect anyone, from young adolescents to college students to the elderly people. There are many reasons that can make someone have major depression. Such as financial problems, family problems, social problems, school, work, etc. These stressors in our daily life can cause anxiety which can increase our stress level significantly, which then can lead to depression. A research said that anxiety disorder have a high comorbidity with depression and that anxiety occur prior to the onset of depressive disorders in many individuals (Batterham, Christensen, Calear 2013). People who experience depression must find way to cope with depression and know how to get help in order to prevent suicidal ideation. The people surroundings, friends and family, must also find ways to recognize the symptoms of depression, and show understandings in order to help those suffering. This research project will help people understand more about

   Today a college education can overload students with too many stressful situations. Not only does Stress overload today's college students, but it is also the leading cause of personality disorders. In her essay, Cathy Bell explains that major depressive disorder strikes 5-12% of men and 10-20% of women; half of these people will have more than one occurrence and 15% of them will commit suicide ("Depression for the young"). For instance, many depressives are first recognized and treated during their years in college. For a large amount of people, depression exposes itself because of traumatizing experiences, such as leaving home and/or academic stress. For other students alcohol and drugs become a

With more and more college students becoming depressed and anxious, researchers have been working hard to try and improve college student lifestyles. According to Therese Borchard, associate editor of World of Psychology, at least 44 percent of American college students reported feeling symptoms of depression this past year (Borchard).

Depression and anxiety among college students is something that experts have focused on for the past twenty years. The information they have been gathering ranges from the different stressors of college life to the effects of one's culture on how they deal with depression or anxiety symptoms. They have identified a few core characteristics of depression and thoughts of suicide. These are both serious concepts in which people need to seek help for. It is important for students to reach out to friends, family, or professionals to support them during this time. Many campuses offer counseling centers which are seeing many more people over the past few years.

This investigation will explore strong links that exist between stress and depression that may be associated with students difficulties within the university (Hamdani, 2015). This study will also serve as a demonstration to interject possible methods to illustrate the presence of depressive symptoms and how intervention analysis can impact on dealing with depression among university students. The study affirms

Millions of people in the world suffer from depression, anxiety, and stress. Some life events can trigger the symptoms of depression and anxiety, but others experience it without warning and without reason. Adolescence is a more vulnerable time in a person’s life and college can weigh heavy on one’s shoulders. College is a time where people go through many negative emotions, are homesick, and are living on their own. In an article titled, “The Relationship Between Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Women College Students” author Zarina Ahmed, looks closely at the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress in undergraduate women in college.

Anxiety and depression is a condition often affecting university students on a daily basis, as a university student myself, this is something I can attest to be true. The workload in university can become quite overwhelming for the most part but is bearable once we discover ways of approaching and dealing with them. Hence, as students, we rely on other elements and factors to assist us in finding a variety or coping mechanisms to dealing with the daily challenges facing us. One of those coping strategies is relying heavily on our internal and external support system, which is for most of us, the most important, and effective way of dealing with adversities during our study tenure.