SOUMEE CHAKRABORTY Research Scholar CMJ University Year of Publish -2012 Month - October           AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION Phycology Under Guidence of : - DR. SUBHOD KUMAR Email : - *****info@abc.com**** Research Scholar CMJ University

This dissertation addresses two of the most common mental ailments, namely anxiety and depression in Mental Retardation. For an understanding of these vaguely defined and multi- factorial symptoms and disorders, a wide spectrum of research approaches is required. Various concepts of psychopathology and assessment methods illuminate different aspects of anxiety and depression, and the reciprocal relation between these constructs. Examination of the co-occurrence of anxiety and depression, as well as their co-morbidity with somatic illnesses elucidates the broad role of anxiety and depression within the field of health care. Likewise, studying associations with neurobiological and psychosocial factors will give a more comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms involved in the development of anxiety and depression. Hence, the studies of this dissertation address how anxiety and depression can be assessed by a simple questionnaire, how the relation between anxiety and depression can be viewed by two different approaches to psychopathology, how anxiety and depression are co-occurring with some somatic illnesses and symptoms, and finally how anxiety and depression are related to some neurobiological and psychosocial factors. Health surveys have a long tradition in the studies of major health problems such as tuberculosis and cardiovascular illnesses. Recently, mental disorders have received status as a major health problem in society, and, therefore, measurements of anxiety and depression have become a major goal of the national health surveys.