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Citation: Shah, Tanvi, and Titiksha Pol. “Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in College Students.” Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour , vol. 25, no. 1, Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd, 2020, pp. 10–13, doi:10.4103/jmhhb.jmhhb_16_20 Summary: This article discusses a study done by Tanvi Shah and Titiksha Pol on depression and anxiety found in college students. They administered three questionnaires (a self-made one, Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck's Anxiety Inventory (BAI)) to 400 college students from the ages 18-25. The results showed that depression was found in 48.3% of students while anxiety being found in 50% of students. The authors explain how common depression and anxiety is found and it is very important to diagnose and treat the symptoms before things can get drastically worse. Author: Tanvi Shah and Titiksha Pol work for the Department of Physiotherapy at D Y Patil University in India. Dr. Tanvi Shah has 13 years of experience working as a physio

Research Question: What are the causes of anxiety and depression among college students, and why is it the most common at this age? What are the possible ways to prevent or treat it? Jenaro, Cristina, et al. “Anxiety and Depression in Cyberbullied College Students: A      Retrospective Study.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 36, no. 1-2, SAGE      Publications, 2021, pp. 579–602, doi:10.1177/0886260517730030. Salami, Temilola K., and Rheeda L. Walker. “Socioeconomic Status and Symptoms of           Depression and Anxiety in African American College Students: The Mediating Role of Hopelessness.” Journal of Black Psychology, vol. 40, no. 3, SAGE Publications, 2014,             pp. 275–90, doi:10.1177/0095798413486158. Shah, Tanvi, and Titiksha Pol. “Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in College Students.”      Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour , vol. 25, no. 1, Wolters Kluwer India      Pvt. Ltd, 2020, pp. 10–13, doi:10.4103/jmhhb.jmhhb_16_20

       I still want to write about anxiety and depression among college students. I still need to do a lot of research, so I still don't know what aspect I am going to focus on. Potential topics I can talk about how to treat it, prevent it, and the exact causes of it. I might talk about all three, I am still not sure. There are a lot of websites that pop up when I search "anxiety and depression college students". A lot of the websites are to get help, which would not really help my research paper but there are also websites from psychology and others that can provide statistical information about my topic. The most important keywords are "anxiety", "depression", and "mental health". There are several articles on Google Scholar that I can use for my research paper. The titles of some say how to cope and the causes, which is what I am looking for. One idea I got from this is how cyberbullying plays into the mental health of college students. Be