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Aten Fam 2020; 27 (4)

Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and academic stress among medical students during different periods of stress

Puig LÁA, Vargas ÁJE, Salinas MLE, Ricaño SKA, Puig NÁ

Language: Spanish
References: 33
Page: 165-171
PDF size: 131.91 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the prevalence and severity of anxiety, depression and academic stress, as well as to evaluate the variation between a high stress level period (HSP) and a low stress level period (LSP). Methods: A longitudinal descriptive study was performed, using the Beck’s anxiety-depression inventories and academic stress, during a period of examinations and another free of evaluation in medicine students at the Universidad Veracruzana. Results: A prevalence of 75.4% of anxiety symptoms was observed in the HSP, decreasing 10.8% in LSP. There were 41% depressive symptoms in the HSP, decreasing 30.6% in LSP. Academic stress was observed in 70% in the HSP, decreasing 19.5% in LSP, in both periods, the main stressors were exams, academic overload, lack of time and expositions. Conclusion: There is a significant decrease between the HSP and LSP, however, in the latter high levels of anxiety, depression and academic stress prevail.


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