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.
El suicidio en jóvenes es una problemática que ha ido en aumento tanto a nivel mundial como en nuestro país durante los últimos años. Dentro de la población universitaria se ha presentado un incremento considerable de muertes por suicidio a partir de lo cual es necesario desarrollar medidas preventivas para evitar esta conducta, así como guías que permitan implementar acciones específicas a partir de las cuales intervenir de manera eficaz y oportuna ante esta problemática en los jóvenes. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo describir las guías de prevención, intervención y posvención ante la conducta suicida basados en tratamientos breves que se diseñaron e implementaron en un programa de atención a universitarios con depresión y riesgo de suicidio en una institución pública de educación superior en la Ciudad de México.
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