Depressive symptoms among Mexican medical students: High prevalence and the effect of a group psychoeducation intervention

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1098-1103

  Melo Carrillo, Agustin ^a,b   Van Oudenhove, Lukas ^a,c,d   Lopez Avila, Alberto ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD LA SALLE   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Depression; Medical students; Prevalence; Psychoeducation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84857357919     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.10.040     Document Type: Article

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