STUDENT PERCEPTION KARSA HUSADA HEALTH SCIENCE COLLEGE GARUT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH SELF-DIAGNOSIS

Abstract

The current phenomenon that has become a new trend among young people is the circulation of a web page that discusses mental health tests whose sources are unknown. This makes students self-diagnose the information they read and obtain on social media so that various views on mental health arise. The direction of this research is to understand the views of STIKes KHG students about mental health self-diagnosis. The technique used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The sample was obtained using purposive sampling technique as many as five informants, data obtained from in-depth questions and answers with respondents. The research obtained six themes, namely: 1) Knowledge and understanding of STIKes KHG students about self-diagnosis of mental health 2) Experience of STIKes KHG students about self diagnosis in mental health 3) Coping mechanisms carried out by STIKes KHG students if they experience self diagnosis, 4) Sources known to STIKes KHG students about self diagnosis 5) Positive impact of the internet or social media for STIKes KHG students 6) Negative impact of the internet or social media for STIKes KHG students. Based on the results of this research, it can be concluded that the majority of STIKes KHG students know and have experience about mental health self-diagnosis from the internet or social media so that various perceptions arise based on information obtained independently.