Introduction

Depression is a state which a person feels very sad, hopeless and unimportant and often is
unable to live in a normal way. According to Bansal, Gayal, and Srivastava (2009), a lot of
physicians did not believe that depressive disorders existed in the youth 40 years ago. Nowadays,
the youth are very prone to depression due to many factors that can affect their emotional,
mental, psychological state of mind in their everyday life especially being a student. This study
about depression is quite strange topic because it is very mysterious yet the majority of people
especially in school settings lacks knowledge about this [Link] the recent time, depression
occurred more and more often to almost all of the teens. The statistics of National Institute of
Mental Health (2014) states that depression is the most often mental disorder that teens and
adults in United States have. According to their study, over 2.8 million youth with age of 12-17
have experienced at least one major depression.
Another study from [Link](2013) states that depression can last longer and
may last fora year or so. Depression can be triggered in several of ways like failures, lost loved
ones, identity loss, and many more. They clear that not everyone who experience these negative
events catch on depression. On the contrary, there are factors that make them vulnerable to into it
is a severe mental disorder that may last longer, but there are some people who can endure it
because they are aware of [Link] to World Health Organization-Philippines
(2017), in the whole Philippines alone, they stated that about 3.9 million people are living with
depression and about 3.07million people are living with anxiety.
They added that depression is one of the most leading factor that makes one person to commit
suicide. They further explained that a serious national talk regarding depression in which every
Filipino is engaged is urgently needed. They also concluded on their research that depression is a
mental disorder that spread in a whole wide world and it can affect our daily living. Unlike many
large-scale international problems, a solution for depression is at our hand. In addition, the
American Psychological Association also known as APA (2017) defined depression more than
just a sadness, but also a mental disorder. People experience depression because of lack in
interest and pleasure in daily activities, significant weight loss or gain, insomnia or excessive
sleeping, lack of energy, inability to concentrate, feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt and
recurrent thoughts of death or suicide.
Depression is a topic that is studied by a lot of researches from time to time but the past
studies failed to explore or interpret the experiences of a youth student that undergo the process
of depression and the themes of it in a classroom setting. Furthermore, World Health
Organization did not specify the age range of people who suffer from it. The American
Psychological Association have failed to elaborate and further explain the definition of
depression. They only stated the reason behind '1-`depression. It focuses more on the people who
are grown up. They did not mention about the teenagers that experience the depression. Aryone
can be a victim of depression as suggested to a related study, it can be a teen or an adult.
That study failed to explain the difference of experiences between the teen and adult
depression. Literature also missed to fill the gap albout what do victims of depression do lessen
the problem or mental disorder they have. In addition, this research will also serve as an
instrument to view the experiences of a depressed youth student and the themes behind it and
explain the possible reasons on how a person or a youth student can solve his/her situation. This
study aims to understand the
depression on youth among students through exploratoryresearch design to discover the factors
affecting their psychological and mental aspects and also to know what causes them to be
emotionally compromised that leads to a depressive state. In addition, the study seeks to have an
in depth understanding on how they cope with anxiety. This study will utilize a semi- structured
interview to uncover the answers to our questions regarding youth depression and the reasons
within. It will also offer ideas to people especially who's suffering from depression and as well to
provide awareness to the students themselves.
Finaly, recommendations are identified to help researchers,parents, educators, and for
everyone who plays an important role regarding on this [Link] of Related Literatures this
chapter presents a closer point of view in the research's related Iiterature, theoretical foundation
and a shorter survey of related studies on Depression among of students. These will give a
foundation for the systematic analyses that will make the findings, conclusions and
recommendations of the research. The word "depression" is defined as "sadness" and as a
"medical illness", a combination of such symptoms like a change of mood, physical symptoms
like changes in sleep, energy, appetite, a person's degree of confidence also self-esteem.
Depressionion also correlated with abuse of substances,unemployment, early pregnancy, and
educational failures that can lead people to commit [Link], it is unusual or unlikely
that someone who's having a hardship from depression to be noticed and managed (ADAP,
2007).Additionally, Hoerman (2013) claims that depression during the belief of the 1970's is an
ailment of adulthood and that children and adolescents do not experiences is now long gone. It
has already been measured or evaluated that depression is a form of mental illness that affects
most of the adolescents with prevalence rates between ten and twenty percent.
The National Institute of Mental Health has disclosed statistically a compelling variation
across age and gender in the lifetime prevalence of mood disorders, including depression, for
adolescents 13 to 18. Another study on the topic by Pappas (2015), teenage depression is
somehow connected to cyber bullying in social media according to new researches that study
different online phenomena. Number of people who examines the victims of cyber bullying
increases especially when news of suicide occur. Teenagers use social media more often this days
according to Michele Hamm, but the effects of it in one's health is still [Link] is most likely
for teens to experience depression in their adulthood when they are being bullied.
Methodology
The study treads ona qualitative exploratory research design utilizing three (3) Senior High
School Students using semi-structured interviews either through Facebook Messenger or journal
sheets in an iterative or simultaneous data gathering procedure. The researchers code the data to
form categories and later reduces the data into themes to explain the live experiences of the
participants in both graphical and verbal form.
Experiences
STUDENT
DEPRESSION
REALITIES AND TRUTHS
Figure [Link] Framework
The study seeks to explore the realities of Senior High School Students in Telesforo Natividad
Alfonso High School (TNASH) by viewing the information from individuals in their experiences
about depression of students in TNASH. The connection of these concepts in literature and
studies eventually provides the bases on how they exist and emerge on the lives of the
participants. This framework therefore uses these relationships and connections to describe the
people's live experiences to establish the truth.
Results and Discussion
Depression is considered as a mental illness causing an individual to feel such severe
uncomfortableness to themselves such as guilt and sadness that often leads to suicidal thoughts.
It also has no medical cause and a specific effect. The researchers found out codes turned into
categories and hence using a semi-structured interview. The researchers will get the results with
this codes and have a discussion about the outcome of the [Link] researchers found three
themes on student's depression. These themes are cause of depression, effect of depression, and
ways to cope up with depression. The codes that were collected bythe researchers show the
experiences of students about depression. It sums up the causes of depressionto the respondents
like Respondent A noted "di ako naiintindihan ng mga taong nasa paligid ko especiallysa nanay
ko na minsan naisip ko di niya ako maunawaan". It is also noted by Respondent B that "this
started when my mum and dad got separated. I ignored it first. I remember I cut my thighs when
I was in fifth grade".
The researchers determined this statement as self-harming actions aside from family
problems,there are also things such as school works that can cause depression to the students. As
Respondent A stated that "nahihirapan din ako, sumabay pa yung mga tambak na gawain tulad
ng research". The two major factors that cause students' depression are family problems and
school [Link] theme that has been revealed in this study is the effects of depression
among [Link] an instance, the change of mood just as Respondent B stated "I'd sit in class
laughing then the next moment it's like there is something whispers to you that you don't deserve
to laugh nor live".Hence, the researchers dive into the deeper effects of depression which is
connected to the feeling of giving up as Respondent B stated once again "Waiting for the fire to
turn you to ash". The statement of Respondent B indicated that this leads to suicidal thoughts. As
a matter of fact, Respondent B noted that "I always think of ways to murder myself. l'd research.
And when I'm at school and I was in the corridor, I think of jumping. When I'm out on the road I
don't look left or right."
As the researchers have studied further about suicidal thoughts, it indicated the respondents'
sense of self-worthlessness where in Respondent B noted that, "the environment, when you show
signs they dont give crap". It sums up that the respondents' sense of self-worthlessness affected
their physical state which is weight loss where in Respondent B noted, "I always change weight.
Last June I was 55kg then right now my weight is 41kg". Respondent C also noted that,
"nababawasan ang timbang ko". Lastly, the researchers focused on the respondents' ways to cope
up with depression in which Respondent A stated that, "iniiyak ko lang lahat para maging
ok,pray lang naman yung kinakapitan ko".

DEPRESSION
WAYS TO COPE WITH CAUSE EFFECT
 DEPRESSION
FINDING FRIENS Family Problems Feeling Of Giving Up
CRYING School Works Lack Of Energy
Praying Lonliness Change Mood
Finiding New Hobby High Expectation Feeling of Worthless
Finding A Happy Places Overthinking Social Isolation
Exercise Bullying Insomia
Figure2. Depression Among Student
Conclusion
This study about Depression among Students in Telesforo Natividad High School has a result
that shows 3 main themes which are: Ways to Cope Up with Depression, Causes of Depression,
and Effects of Depression. The categories that are under the first main theme (Ways to Cope Up
with Depression) are crying, praying, finding friends, finding a happy place, and finding a new
hobby. The second main theme (Causes of Depression) also has categories under it which are
family problems, school works, loneliness, high expectations, and overthinking.
The categories of the third main theme (Effects of Depression) are: feeling of giving up with 3
sub categories (suicidal thoughts, paranoia, and suicidal attempts), overthinking with 4 sub
categories (secretive, irritable, emotional breakdown, and afraid to be judged) change of mood
with 4 sub categories(self-harming, being forgetful, violent thoughts, and unclear thoughts) and
feeling of self-worthlessness with 3 sub categories (feels like a burden to others, weight loss, and
attention seeking actions). After analyzing the results, the researchers therefore conclude that
depression has different causes and effects on students. On the other hand, there is still a lot of
ways to cope up with depression.

Summary
The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that cause depression among Student of
Telesforo Natividad Alfonso High School. In order to gather the needed data and information
from the respondents, we made used of a survey as our instrument. The questions that were
answered by the respondents has only one part:
Checklist.
The contents of the Part 1 questionnaire, which is checklist were all about, What are the
factors that causes depression along: a) Personal; b) School; and c) Family, and What are
the effects of depression along: a) Academic aspect and b) Emotional Changes. Then
lastly, the answers and responses gathered from the respondents were tallied and analysed.

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