Depresión: estado del conocimiento y la necesidad de políticas públicas y planes de acción en México

Abstract

Depression is an important public health problem. It is the fourth cause of disease in the world in terms of lost years of healthy life. In Mexico, it ranks first in terms disability for women and ninth for men. There is a high comorbidity between depression and other mental disorders such as anxiety and substance abuse, as well as other serious and chronic physical conditions (e.g. diabetes, and heart disease). Despite the impact of depressive disorders in the quality of life of the population, there is a large proportion of people who don't get treatment, delaying seeking help and thus don't receive adequate assistance. The aim of this paper is to present an analysis of depression status in the Mexican population from a public health perspective; it includes prevalence and associated factors, gaps in care, characteristics of the use of services and treatments available. The paper concludes with a presentation of the implications for research and mental health policy in Mexico.

Análisis de costos de atención médica para esquizofrenia y depresión en México para el periodo 2005-2013

“…En los estudios sobre la cuantificación de los cambios en el perfil epidemiológico, la demanda de servicios para atender estas enfermedades representa un impacto importante para la mayoría de los países 13,14 . En México, este problema tiende a aumentar con nuevos casos de depresión y esquizofrenia 15,16 .…”

Correlation between intake of omega-3 fatty acids and depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy

“…The World Health Organization recommends promoting low-cost interventions to improve maternal mental health (de Castro, Place, Villalobos, & Allen-Leigh, 2015;Berenzon, Lara, Robles, & Medina-Mora, 2013). However, these disorders do not represent a priority for the health care systems in Mexico, despite being associated to important effects on mother, fetus, neonate, and child (Ding et al, 2014;Hanley & Oberlander, 2014).…”

Cognitive profile and Prevalence of Depression, Hopelessness and Suicide Risk in Youth Linked to the first level of Military Training School

“…Diversos estudios han indicado una relación potencial entre los contextos de violencia y la sintomatología depresiva (Berenzon, Lara, Robles y Medina-Mora, 2013; Mendoza-Amaya y Saavedra-Castillo, 2012). En países como Colombia, que enfrentan una situación de violencia directa, resulta relevante considerar su relación con el fenómeno de la depresión (Médicos Sin Fronteras, 2013).…”