A Descriptive Study to Assess the Level of Depression and Coping Strategies among Adolescence in Selected College

Vrishabh Ravindra Wakade, Sonali Mene, Payal Turankar

Abstract: Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorder. Everyone feels sad in one or other time in his/her life. Depression is a broad and heterogeneous diagnosis. Central to it is depressed mood and/or loss of pleasure in most activities. A chronic physical health problem like cancer can cause and exacerbate depression. Pain, functional impairment and disability associated with cancer can greatly increase the risk of depression. This will adversely affect outcome of cancer treatment including shortening of life expectancy. When a person has both depression and a chronic disease like cancer, functional impairment is likely to be greater than if a person has depression or cancer alone".[1] Depressive Disorder is characterized by depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. Evidence will show impaired social and occupational functioning that has existed for at least two weeks. [2] The secretary-general of World Association of social psychiatry has declared India having the highest rate of major depression i.e. about 10 million depressed people.[3] A study was conducted based on interviews with nearly 90,000 subjects across 18 countries with different income levels found that the average life time rates of depression were found to be 14.6 percent in 10 high-income countries, and 11.1 percent in eight low and middle-income countries".[4] A study titled ??A descriptive study to assess the level of depression and coping strategies among adolescence in selected college.?? Has been carried out as a partial fulfilment required for being awarded the degree of the Master of science in Nursing under the Maharashtra University of Health sciences, Nashik Maharashtra.

Keywords: Depression, coping strategies, adolescence, college

How to Cite?: Vrishabh Ravindra Wakade, Sonali Mene, Payal Turankar, "A Descriptive Study to Assess the Level of Depression and Coping Strategies among Adolescence in Selected College", Volume 14 Issue 8, August 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 896-900, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR25818122928, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR25818122928