Abstract
This study aimed to identify the presence of depression among nursing students in relation to their self-esteem, perception of physical health and interest in mental health. the research was carried out in class among 224 nursing students. The Depression Knowledge and Points of View questionnaire was used, as well as Beck's inventory, the Self-esteem scale and information about health and quality of life. Sociodemographic and clinical data were investigated, as well as the students' interest in mental health. The project was approved by the Ethics Committee. depression is present among nursing students at levels expected for the population. The statistically assessed results evidenced a correlation between physical health perception (bad and medium), interest and attendance to courses in the field, concluding that there are greater chances of depression among nursing students.
Highlights
Depression is a universal mental disorder, whose main problem is the change in mood
The results show that 85.3%, 93.7% and 31.3%, respectively, have points of view that agree with the test, that is, they know how to identify depressed patients; they agree that nurses can be the first element in detecting and managing depression cases
Depression is present among nursing students at the same levels as expected for the non-diagnosed population
Summary
Depression is a universal mental disorder, whose main problem is the change in mood. Mood changes have a global repercussion on the activity of the affected person[1].Depressive episodes are disabling, tend to be recurrent and, less often, are chronic without symptom remission. Depression is a universal mental disorder, whose main problem is the change in mood. Mood changes have a global repercussion on the activity of the affected person[1]. Depressive episodes are disabling, tend to be recurrent and, less often, are chronic without symptom remission. 17 million Americans are affected by depression, causing great suffering to patients, family members and people living amongst them. By 2020, depression will be the main cause of disability in developing countries[2,3]. A study looked at psychiatric hospitalizations in Ribeirão Preto, through the Single Health System (SHS), and showed that mood disorders were the second cause of hospitalizations from 1998 to 2002(4)
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