This document summarizes the results of a survey about depression and suicide administered to 75 students at West High School. The survey consisted of 16 questions to gauge students' experiences with and knowledge of depression and suicide. Key findings include: over 60% knew someone who had depression, 45 students had helped someone with depression, 32 students had experienced depression themselves, and most students were able to identify common signs of depression. The majority believed that depression and suicide were often related, and that bullying, family/friends, and school problems could all contribute to depression.

1. Depression and suicide
survey
By dawn fuoco

2. Question 1
Do you know someonethat went
through depression?
Yes
No
Sometimes

3. ANSWER TO QUESTION 1
Number of yes-
61 students at west
Number of no
13 students at west

4. Question 2
Haveyou ever helped someone
that went through depression
Yes
No
Sometimes

5. ANSWER TO QUESTION 2
PEOPLE WHO SAID YES
45 studentsat west
PEOPLE WHO SAID NO
27 studentsat west

6. Question 3
Haveyou ever went
through depression?
Yes
No

7. ANSWER TO QUESTION 3
PEOPLE WHO SAID YES
32 students at west
PEOPLE WHO SAID NO
34 students at west
PEOPLE WHO SAID sometimes
1 student at west

8. Question 4
Do you know how to help some one
who went

9. Answer to question 4
 Yes
44 students at west
 No
25 students at west
 Sometimes
5 students at west

10. Question 5
Do you know the signs of depression?
Yes
No

11. Answer to question 5
Yes
53 students at west
No
17 people students at west
Sometimes
3 people students at west

12. THE SIGNS OF DEPRESSION
 Loss of interest in normal daily activities
 Feeling sad or down
 Feeling hopeless
 Crying spells for no apparent reason
 Problems sleeping
 Trouble focusing or concentrating
 Irritability
 Restlessness
 Being easily annoyed
 Feeling fatigued or weak
 Feeling worthless
 Thoughts of suicide or suicidal behavior
 Unexplained physical problems, such as back pain
headaches

13. Question 6
Do you think medicine helps peoplle get
through depression?
Yes
No

14. Answer to question 6
Yes
30 students at west
No
38 students at west
Sometimes
8 students at west

15. Question 7
Do you think people that commit suicide
went through depression?
Yes
No

16. Answer to question 7
 Yes
62 students at west
 No
8 students at west
 Sometimes
4 students at west

17. Question 8
Do you know anyone who thought of
suicide
YES
NO

18. ANSWER TO QUESTION 8
YES
48 students at west
NO
26 students at west
Sometimes
1 students at west

19. Question 9
Have you ever thought or wanted to
commit suicide
YES
NO

20. Answer to question 9
Yes
14 students at west
No
61 students at west

21. Question 10
Have you ever stopped someone who
was thinking about suicide
Yes
no

22. Answer to question 10
YES
31 students at west
NO
44 students at west

23. Question 11
Do you think that people think of suicide
as the last resort?
Yes
No

24. Answer to question 11
Yes
46 students at west
No
27 students at west
Sometimes
2 students at west

25. Question 12
Which is easier?
SUICIDE
FACING THE PROBLEMS

26. Answer to question 12
 People who said that suicide is easier
24
 People who said that facing the problem is easier
44
 Neither
3
 Both
1
 No answer
3

27. Suicide causes
DEPRESSION
SHAME
GUILT
PHYSICVAL PAIN
EMOTIONAL PRESSURE
ANXIETY
FINANCIAL DIFFCULTIES
AND OTHER UNDESIRABLE SITUATIONS

28. Depression causes
FAMILY HISTORY
TRAUMA
STRESS
PESSIMISTIC PERSONALITY
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL
DISORDERS

29. Question 13
Do you think bullying is part of people
having depression?
Yes
No

30. Answer to question 13
yes
68
no
7

31. Question 14
Do you think that family and friends problem is
part of people having depression?
Yes
No
Neither
Both
No answer

32. Answer to question 14
 People who said yes
61 students at west
 People who said no
13 students at west
 People who said sometimes
1 student at west

33. Question 15
Do you think that school is part of
people having depression?

34. Answer to question 15
People who said yes
58 sudents at west
People who said no
15 students at west
People who said that it depends
1 students at west

35. Question 16
 Do you think bullying, school, family and friends is part
of the problem when people commit suicide?
 Yes
 No
 Both
 No answer
 Neither

36. Answers to question 16
People who said yes
62students at west
People who said no
12students at west
People who said it depend
I students at west

37. conclusion
There are many results that could have
happened had I had more people who
took the survey.