Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depression and Eating Disorders among High School Students in Aizawl, Mizoram

The study aimed to determine the level of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depression and Eating Disorders among High School Students in Aizawl City, 80 female and 80 male high school students who had equally matched demographic variables were selected from different schools located in Aizawl City using purposive sampling procedures, age range between 12 to 17 years of age served as a sample. The study used (1) the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7: Spitzer et al., 2006), (2) the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ; Spitzer et al, 1999), and (3) the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE; Fairburn & Cooper 1993; Fairburn et al. 2008) for the collection of data. Results revealed that Female had a higher GAD, Depression and eating disorders than male students; there was a significant positive relationship between GAD, Depression and Eating Disorders; and GAD and Depression had a significant prediction on eating disorders among the samples. The results may be interpreted as high school students are in much need of psychological care as one mental health problem may have comorbidity with other mental problems.