Citation

Domínguez Rodríguez A, Martinez-Maqueda GI, Arenas Landgrave P, Martínez Luna SC, Ramírez-Martínez FR, Salinas Saldivar JT. SAGE Open Med. 2020; 8.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/2050312120946239

PMID

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Depression is a frequent mood disorder among medical students that can lead to multiple negative consequences at individual and social level (such as academic achievement and interpersonal conflicts) as well as patient care performance. Therefore, the need of depression decreasing treatments in medical students is important. This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression in a sample of Mexican medical students.

METHODS: This study will be performed under a quasi-experimental design to verify the effectiveness of the Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression to reduce depressive symptoms in medical students from two public universities in northwestern Mexico. The participants will be assessed with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale. In addition to the psychometric assessment, there will be an electroencephalogram evaluation using the EMOTIV (v 1.1) device.

RESULTS: A pre-post intervention of 10 Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression sessions will be implemented. The results of the effectiveness of the Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression will be analyzed in five measures at pre-post intervention and two follow-ups of 3 and 6 months.

CONCLUSIONS: This study looks for evidence regarding the efficacy and feasibility of the Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression in a sample of medical students from two public universities in Mexico with high levels of depression along with stress and anxiety. © The Author(s) 2020.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; mental health; female; male; pilot study; depression; anxiety; clinical trial; questionnaire; priority journal; behavior therapy; medical student; mental stress; psychometry; follow up; electroencephalogram; electroencephalography; Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; Article; clinical effectiveness; feasibility study; quasi experimental study; therapy effect; Depression Anxiety Stress Scale; behavior assessment; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale; medical students; Mental health/psychiatry; behavior activation; behavioral activation treatment for depression