THE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE NORTHEASTERN REGION WHO ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT AT THE PRIMARY CARE UNIT WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY
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This retrospective descriptive research aimed to examine mental health disorders and factors potentially associated to depressive disorder among university students in the Northeastern region who received treatment at the university's primary care unit. Data were gathered from the medical records of students utilizing services at the primary care counseling clinic of a university located in the Northeastern region. The initial consultation took place from January 3, 2023, to December 28, 2023, with a total of 157 participants. Data was collected using medical record form. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including percentage, mean, and standard deviation, and inferential statistics, including Chi-square test, odds ratio, and binary logistic regression. The study found that the mental health disorders most frequently diagnosed by physicians were adjustment disorder at 63.1% and depressive disorder at 29.9%. Factors potentially associated with depression include not domicile from the northeastern region, having an underlying disease, being on existing medications, experiencing feelings of worthlessness, feeling sad, having thoughts of self-harm, contemplating suicide, and experience familial issues with a statistical significance of less than 0.05.
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