Investigation of comorbidity between depression and seperation anxiety disorder on adult individuals

In this study, It was aimed to examine the co-diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder in adult individuals with signs of depression. The study was carried out with a total of 134 individuals from the Haliç University Psychology Students who showed symptoms of depression in the required province. A demographic information form developed by the researcher has been developed to obtain demographic information of individuals with signs of depression. The Beck Depression Scale was used to measure depression in individuals, the Beck Anxiety Scale in order to determine the anxiety level of individuals, and the Adult Separation Anxiety Inventory to measure separation anxiety of individuals. According to the results of the research, the symptom of depression is high likely to be seen in adult individuals. Individuals with a symptom of depression showed signs of Separation Anxiety Disorder. It is statistically found that gender is not a factor in case of separation comorbidity with depression.