Ansiedad y Depresión en Universitarios de Tenosique, Tabasco

Mental health has become a priority in all contexts in the 21st century. University students are a susceptible population given the psycho-emotional needs that are present during their knowledge construction. The objective of this project is to identify the levels of anxiety and depression in university students from Tenosique. It is a non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional quantitative study with a sample of 207 students. The results show that more than 90% have some level of depression, in addition, around 60% have very severe depression. In addition, women are more susceptible to anxious or depressive symptoms. That is, depressive symptoms are common in young university students. Therefore, it is necessary to develop strategies to establish a timely diagnosis and prevent long-term complications.