title: [Factors that predict depression in medical students].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  High prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms has been observed in medical students.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify predictors of depressive symptoms according to CES-D in students during their first year of medical education.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated 517 students in their first year of medical education with the following instruments: Centers for Epidemiology Studies for Depression Scale, State-Trait anxiety inventory, and stressors list. A linear regression analysis was carried out to evaluate variables predicting high CES-D scores.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We observed that anxiety and depressive symptoms were more frequent in women, as well as stressors. Predictors of depression were state of anxiety, stressors, and low socioeconomic level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to implement support measures for students who live with stress factors, suffering anxiety, or with a low socioeconomic level.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México, D.F. flores_ramos@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: José Benjamín
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Guerrero López
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Heinze Martin
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ortiz de León
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cortés Morelos
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barragán Pérez
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flores-Ramos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013337:Students, Medical; D055815:Young Adult