The association of BMI and blood pressure measurements with depressive and quality of life scores in university students
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Date
2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Depression is a very common and serious mental illness. Studies have shown that depression
has a significant impact on both social and economic aspects of sufferers worldwide as well as
in South Africa. Research has shown that university students in South Africa have a higher
prevalence than the general South African population. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is
the most common and incapacitating form of depression. MDD is characterized as at least
two weeks of a low mood that is apparentafter most situations. There are several contributing
factors to depression as well as comorbidities which may lead to depression. When a patient
suffers from depression along with another illness, it is described as the comorbidity of
depression.
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>Magister Scientiae - MSc
Keywords
Depression, University of the Western Cape, Blood pressure, Higher education, Mental illness