Depression among undergraduate students in UiTM Kedah branch: do our students suffer? / Nur Zainie Abd Hamid ... [et al.]

Depression become a topic of Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Kedah interest as it is an important cause of mental health problem throughout the world (World Health Organization, 2019). In Malaysia, the government has announced that depression is expected to be the second leading health illness in year 2020 after heart di sease (Bernama, 2018). Today, depression has also become increasingly prevalent among university students. Depression could be derived from untreated emotional distress. Among all, undergraduate students are those who can easily experience emotional dist ress (Yusoff, Rahim & Yaacob, 2010). Undergraduate students are often struggling to adjust their lives with the new environment which includes new accommodations and new social relationships in the university (Rahul & Vikas, 2018). These can give a signi ficant impact on the students as they need to start a new independent life.