Evaluate the Status of Depression and Anxiety of Newly Arrived Students at Orumieh Medical Sciences University

Background and issue: Students form the most dynamic part of each society and mental health of this part
is the health necessary of majority of society greatly. Change of the individual’s life's environment and
location from home to the university, access to the individual independence because of separation from
family has different consequences. Anxiety and depression among freshman students can be happened
because of various reasons and it impresses the their health the main aim : of this was conducted in order
to determining depression and anxiety situation in freshman students of Medical sciences and health
services university of Orumieh during 2012, 2013and 2014 . Method: This sectional study was conducted
from type of longitudinal analysis on 555persons from students of medical sciences university of
Orumieh during the academic year of 2012 to 2014. The studied samples were determined according to
the student population of each academic year and questionnaire was distributed among students randomly.
Questionnaire GHQ28 was information collection tool in this study. After the data collection, they were
analyzed with the use of SPSS.21 software. Findings: obtained findings show that amount of the
depression and anxiety among freshman students in 2012 to 2014 had a significant difference with each
other and students have experienced fewer symptoms in these two disorders in the recent years (The
amount of depression respectively is equal to 1.24,1.04,0.56 since 2012 to 2014 and amount of anxiety is
equal to 3.05,3.02,2.04 ). Accordingly, amount of these two disorders have not significant difference
impairment between 2012 and 2013, But we see the significant difference of amount of these two
disorders in freshman students in 2014. Conclusion: Based on the obtained results can be expressed the
symptoms of depression and anxiety disorder are reduced among students in recent years and it shows
decreasing trend and students have better mental health