2009, Number 1-4
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Rev Neurol Neurocir Psiquiat 2009; 42 (1-4)
Prevalence of stress, anxiety and depression in graduate students
Vásquez VC, Ríos MJR
Language: Spanish
References: 29
Page: 7-12
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ABSTRACT
Introduction. The mental hygiene in the medical field is
maintained when individuals can play in a manner suited
their personal and professional capacities under appropriate
conditions of psychic and social welfare. This stimulates
like no other the transmission and perpetuation
of attitudes, which then will have an impact on the community.
Because of the association of depressive
symptoms with consequences such as desertion from the
faculty of medicine, suicidal ideation and suicide, low academic
performance, impact on the capabilities of patient
care, (among others, believes that early identification of individuals
at risk is of great importance for public health
and preventive psychiatry.
Material and methods: We conducted a descriptive
survey study in 229 type of postgraduate students studying
medicine at the Military School of Graduate Health to assess
the study variables: anxiety, depression and stress.
Results. In the present study we conclude that in the
values mentioned regarding depression, the prevalence of
depression in graduate students belonging to the Military
School of Graduate Health is higher than reported in the literature
(p ‹ 0.05).
Discusion. With regard to the anxiety and stress, our
hypothesis is ruled to have values similar to those reported
in the literature so that the prevalence of anxiety and
stress of graduate students of the Military School of Graduate
Health is similar to as reported in the literature.
Conclusions. It is important to note this as a health issue,
which would negatively affect the performance, and it
is shown that by intervening in it in a timely manner would
reduce the thoughts of concern and would prevent the deterioration
of performance in people with this problem.
Diagnosis and treatment of the disease, central goals of
medicine, has been gradually giving way to an interest in
reducing the costs of their direct care, the number of lives
and years of life lost, as well as for the human suffering patient
as his family. In this regard, the new focus on the
health of modern medicine, preferably pointing towards
preventive objectives, with full participation and responsibility
of the population.
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