Publications by authors named "Diana P Guizar Sanchez"

Background: This study evaluated cardiovascular health, dietary habits, physical activity, depression, and sleep quality in young university adults.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to assess anthropometric, biochemical, and cardiovascular health behaviors. The study included 158 university students aged 18 to 30 years (65% women, 35% men, average age: 20.

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Methods: A systematic analysis was performed of the medical specialization academic programs of 20 different countries to establish which medical specialties take into account mental health issues in the specialty curricular design and which mental health content these programs address. The criteria that were explored in the educational programs include: 1) name of the medical specialties that take into account mental health content in curriculum design, 2) name of the mental health issues addressed by these programs. After independent review and data extraction, paired investigators compared the findings and reached consensus on all discrepancies before the final presentation of the data.

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Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is highly prevalent among medical students (MS). Abuse experiences, as well as stress, are among the factors associated with MDD. However, their association with MDD in MS has been scarcely addressed.

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IntroducciÓn: No hay datos recientes en México sobre el estado de los médicos especialistas que permitan diseñar políticas de formación y empleo de los recursos humanos para la salud.

Objetivo: Analizar el estado actual de los médicos especialistas en México: número, distribución (geográfica, por sexo y especialidad), vigencia de la certificación (por sexo y especialidad) y tasa de especialistas por 100 000 habitantes.

MÉtodo: estudio transversal descriptivo.

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Background: Classification of Psychiatric Emergency Presentations (PEP) is not sufficiently clear due to their inherent high inter-subjectivity and lack of validated triage instruments. In order to improve current classification of psychiatric emergency presentations (PEP) at Emergency Departments, we implemented and validated the Color-Risk Psychiatric Triage (CRPT), an instrument for classifying PEP risk by sorting one to five color/risk levels and one to thirty-two possible conditions arranged by risk.

Methods: Users who visited the Emergency Department (ED) of a Mexican psychiatric hospital from Dec 1st, 2008 to Dec 1st, 2009 were included.

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