Symptoms of anxiety, depression and psychosocial factors in men applying for health care at the first level

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:34:21Z
Fecha de publicación2015-01-01
ResumenBackground: Anxiety and mood disorders are the cause of psychological deterioration in the world. In the case of men, specific somatic symptomatology can be present that indicate depression or anxiety but, because of their masculine socialization, they tend to suppress or minimize their psychological suffering or impose barriers that keep them from identifying their internal emotions and the symptoms of a serious mental issue. Objective: The purpose of this was to determine whether there are significant relationships between symptoms of anxiety, depression and other psychosocial factors along with the consultation motive of the adult male population who demand first level health care. Method: The sample considered for this study was 276 male subjects aged 18 to 65 who were attended as outpatients in various health institutions in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. With this sample, the Goldberg Scale of Anxiety and Depression and the Scale of Psychosocial Operation were used. Results: It was found that 57[%] (n=157) were diagnosed with a prevalence of anxiety symptoms and 49[%] (n=135) were diagnosed with symptoms of depression. The results obtained confirm that among the factors that cause these symptoms are life stress, negative exchange among interactions, negative health habits and an economic income lower than 1 000 pesos. Discussion and conclusion: These results also confirm the relationship among symptoms of anxiety, depression, psychosocial factors and deteriorating health.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2015.028es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/6112
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuentees_ES
RelaciónSalud Mentales_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2015.028es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteSalud Mental
TítuloSymptoms of anxiety, depression and psychosocial factors in men applying for health care at the first leveles_ES
Título alternativoSíntomas de ansiedad, depresión y factores psicosociales en hombres que solicitan atención de salud en el primer niveles_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorEspinosa Muñoz, Ma Consuelo
AutorRamírez, Luz Adriana Orozco
AutorSagarduy, José Luis Ybarra
AutorEspinosa Muñoz, Ma Consueloes_ES
AutorRamírez, Luz Adriana Orozcoes_ES
AutorSagarduy, José Luis Ybarraes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número3es_ES
Rango de páginas201-208es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2015.028
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen38es_ES

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