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Objetivo. Determinar la prevalencia de ideación suicida y el perfil sintomático e identificar las características sociodemográficas que distinguen a quienes tuvieron mayores puntajes de ideación suicida entre población adolescente del Distrito Federal: estudiantes y pacientes por intento suicida. Material y métodos. El estudio fue transversal y ex-post-facto. Se analizó la información de dos muestras: 1 712 mujeres, estudiantes de enseñanza media -secundaria- y media superior -bachillerato- (muestra escolar representativa en el D.F.), y 30 adolescentes mujeres internadas por intento suicida (muestra clínica). Resultados. La prevalencia, tanto de presencia como de persistencia de ideación suicida, fue más elevada en la muestra clínica; sin embargo, 11.8% de las adolescentes escolares presentaron todos los síntomas de ideación suicida de 1 a 7 días. Las características sociodemográficas que distinguieron a las estudiantes con mayores puntajes de ideación fueron: cursar secundaria, obtener calificaciones bajas, percibir como malo su desempeño escolar y haber interrumpido sus estudios. En la muestra clínica se analizaron las características que distinguieron a las jóvenes con un intento suicida, de aquellas con dos o más; las más significativas fueron: vivir solas con uno de sus padres y pensar en que su muerte sería posible. Conclusiones. La prevalencia de ideación suicida fue importante en la población escolar. Si se considera que este constructo psicológico tiene una fuerte asociación con el intento suicida y, más aún, con la conducta suicida múltiple, entonces resulta prioritario detectar adolescentes en riesgo y orientar esfuerzos preventivos entre las adolescentes escolares, tomando en cuenta las características sociodemográficas que se configuraron en riesgo para la ideación suicida.

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The present review aims at analyzing the magnitude and social impact of depression, as well as exploring models that help to understand the strategies needed to address this public health problem. The literature reveals that 9.2% of the general population has had a depressive episode and one in five persons will have an episode by age 75. Lower rates are observed in low and mid income in comparison to those with high income. These differences are not due to personal income, the probability of greater severity or delay in diagnosis, and are more likely related to cultural differences. Greater risk is observed among females, people younger than 60 years, marital status as single, widowed or divorced, and low educational attainment. The deleterious effect of depression on productivity is well established (27 days lost in the past year , on average, per case). The association with diabetes, hypertension, cardio vascular disease, drug use, suicide, and other risk behaviors has been frequently observed. Although unresolved questions remain about the presence or not of common risk factors and the chain of causality, it is a known fact that the combination of physical and mental disorders causes greater disability. With regard to the healthcare system, patients with depression and/or anxiety have higher utilization rates and healthcare costs, particularly among elderly patients. This healthcare overutilization is related with the low rates of diagnosis and adequate treatment of depression. About 26% of depression cases will not be diagnosed and, although a large proportion of patients have contact with healthcare services, nearly 30% never receive help for their depression. New treatment models that overcome barriers, understanding the sociocultural factors related with the problem, and addressing depression at the primary level of healthcare are urgent in Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The CES-D is a screening instrument to measure depressive symptoms during the last week. It is useful and easy to use because no trained staff is needed to administer and score it. Interest in depression has been consistent in Mexico in recent years, and the CES-D is one of the most used scales. The goal of this paper is to present a bibliometric analysis of scientific papers reporting data obtained with the scale; the papers had to be published in a scientific journal with a reviewing board, a group of peer reviewers and be ISNN registered. Materials were found in EBSCOhost and Google Scholar databases. 80 papers were published between 1986 and 2011. An average of three papers was published every year . Most of the studies were developed in Mexico City and nationwide; there was a bi-national study, a multinational one, and four in several states combined. The journals with the highest number of papers were: SALUD MENTAL, Salud Pública de México, and Revista Mexicana de Psicología. There were 17 institutions involved in coordinating the studies; six of them were international. 41% of the studies were conducted with adolescents, 32% with women, and 90% in urban contexts. There are some areas which need further study to build a more comprehensive understanding about the distribution and characteristics of depressive symptoms and hence new studies must be designed to include understudied groups and populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. To assess the internal consistency, as well as the construct, concurrent and external consistency of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-R) in Mexican adolescents. Material and Methods. The data are from two samples of middle-school students from Mexico City. The questionnaire included the CES-D-R and other scales for suicide problems, peer and family violence, and drug use. Results. The sample included 1 549 students (mean age 14 years, SD=1.2). The CES-D-R showed a six-factor structure (explained variance, 55%) with an excellent internal consistency (á=0.93), a significant discriminative power for opposite scores (z=-3.695, p<0.001), and a positive significant correlation with the Roberts Suicidal Ideation Scale (r=0.685, p<0.001). Conclusions. The CES-D-R has excellent psychometric characteristics for Mexican adolescents and therefore is deemed as an adequate tool for the assessment of depressive symptoms in large samples to detect mental health needs and design preventive interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective To determine the frequency of suicidal behaviour and its characteristics, and its association to different variables such as: depressive symptomatology, risky eating behaviours, suicidal ideation, experience of sexual abuse and the relationship with mother and father, as well as to identify the protective and risk factors. Method Cross-sectional study of a sample of high school and college female students (N = 405 with a mean age of 18.5 years, SD = 3). Results Ten per cent of the women in the sample displayed suicidal behaviour at some point in their lives. The statistical analysis showed significant differences between students with and without suicidal behaviours in all variables measured except for father's support. A positive association was found between the father's emotional mistreatment, suicidal ideation and risky eating behaviours, as well as a negative association with the mother's affect. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aims To answer the following research questions: (a) is there an association between violent victimization and exposure to opportunities to use marijuana, inhalants and cocaine and (b) is there an association between violent victimization and actual drug use among youth with drug-using opportunities? Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting Two middle schools located in the Historic Downtown area of Mexico City. Participants The entire body of students ( n = 767; mean age 13.8 years, 52% males). Measurements Qualitative research was used to develop questions on drug exposure opportunities and violent victimization. Standardized questions on life-time alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalant drugs and cocaine use were also included, as well as questions on violent victimization and other covariates. Findings One-quarter (25%) of students had an opportunity to try marijuana, inhalant drugs or cocaine; 35% who had an opportunity actually used at least one drug. In this sample, 59% had been victimized violently. Youth who had been victimized had greater odds of opportunities to use drugs compared to those who had not been victimized [adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 3.8; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.4, 6.1]. Once exposure opportunity is taken into consideration, no association was evident between violent victimization and actual drug use (adjusted OR = 0.9; 95% CI, 0.4, 2.1). Conclusions It is possible to trace back the association between violent victimization and drug use to differences in exposure to opportunities. Limitations considered, this study suggests interventions to improve micro and macro contexts, such as families, schools and communities, so young people can have better places to live and develop. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The presence of deliberate self-harm (DSH) among adolescents in Guanajuato State in 2003 was identified by sex, age, educational attainment and health jurisdiction and the characteristics were described by sex according to number of times, age of only/first/last DSH, motive, method, purpose and death wish. The sample design was stratified, bistage and by conglomerates. A total of 2,530 students from high school affiliated to the University of Guanajuato participated. The results showed that 3.1% of males and 10.7% of females had engaged in at least one episode of DSH; age of first DSH was 13 in both males and females; age at last DSH was 13 in males and 14 in females. The characteristics of the DSH were also described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]