Abstract :
Background: Various studies on the prevalence and the factors associated with
depression among the adolescents have indicated that the individuals known to
suffer from depression in any form have increased suicidal tendencies and are also
associated with poor academic performance. In this article, a review of literature has
been done to provide evidence regarding the magnitude and factors of depression
among school-going adolescents.
Methods: The review of literature was done using various sites online such as
PubMed and Google Scholar, and various papers from different journals have been
searched to find the relevant articles that provide information on magnitude of
depression and its associated factors. Various scales such as Patient Health
Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Beck’s Depression Inventory-21 (BDI-21) were used to
measure depression and identify its contributing factors including the sociodemographic factors.
Keyword :
Depression, Adolescents, School-going adolescents, Mental health.