A STUDY OF DEPRESSION IN URBAN AND RURAL COLLEGE STUDENTS OF MADHUBANI DISTRICT

Abstract

Depression is a medical condition that can affect a student's ability to work, study, interact with peers, or take care of themselves. It also affects social life, family relationships and one's sense of self-worth and purpose. This is a common mental problem encountered in day to day stress filled life. Usually a person who is sad or feeling unhappy should return to normal emotional stability within a reasonable period of time. This study was done to assess the burden of depression factors among urban and rural students. The findings of area analysis indicates that urban students posses more depressive than rural students.