Students urged to seek help for depression

MANY students now believe it is common for young people to feel depressed, but few feel confident enough to deal with someone close who has the condition, new research shows.

The study also found that about eight out of 10 students believe there is a social stigma attached to depression and 65% believe that depression is not well understood.

The findings coincided with the launch of a new national education campaign to provide support to about one in 13 students in Ireland affected by depression.