CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

This chapter includes foreign and local review of related literature and studies
related to the effects of depression to the academic performance of students.

Review of Related Literature

Depression is common to the youth especially in high school students. It

is one of the frequent mental disorders among teenagers. In this era,
fundamental impairments due to this illness, not only influence on the
performance of daily tasks, but also can affect their performance on
school.
Depression is a major source of the burden of disease throughout the
world(Patel V, 2007). Depression is a mood disorder that is most
commonly associated with low mood but there is a wide range of other
symptoms (Hysenbegasi, Hass, & Rowland, 2005). More general
symptoms include becoming easily distracted and working memory
deficits; a more specific symptom is self-handicapping in academia (Frojd
et al., 2008).
Review of Related Studies