TY - JOUR
PY - 2010//
TI - Depression, suicidal ideation and insomnia in Saltillo university, important public health problems
JO - Revista Mexicana de Neurociencia
A1 - Carrillo Ibarra, J.
A1 - Valdez Talavera, L.A.
A1 - Vázquez Urbano, H.
A1 - Franco Jiménez, J.
A1 - De La Peña Sifuentes, A.
A1 - Martínez Coronado, J.
SP - 30
EP - 32
VL - 11
IS - 1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Suicide, depression and insomnia, mental health problems increase.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the prevalence of depression, suicidal ideation and insomnia in university. Material and methods: A non-experimental, descriptive, cross made in open population of university students in Saltillo, who underwent a structured survey designed for this purpose.
RESULTS: We studied 438 university 164 (37%) men and 274 (63%) women. 50% (219) accepts depressed, 168 (38.5%) were depressed at least once a week. 296 (67.6%) have a relative who is depressed. 62 (14%) agree insomniac concerning suicidal ideation 95 (22%) have thought about suicide.
CONCLUSIONS: Depression is a problem in university students who demand attention. Suicidal ideation is another, of a psychological nature that requires identification to take preventive measures against suicide.
Language: es
LA - es SN - 1665-5044 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -