Prevalence of Depression, Hopelessness and Suicide Risk in Youth Linked to the first level of Training at a Military School.
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Desesperanza, Depresión, Riesgo Suicida, Formación Militar.Abstract
This study evaluated the incidence levels Hopelessness, Depression and Suicide Risk in a youth group linked to the process of forming a Colombian military school. A total of 114 subjects participated, regular military freshman, which representing an entire contingent particular; all male, aged between 17 and 22 years, from households in the Caribbean region ( 41%) and the center of the country (12 % ), without any relevant medical or mental diagnosis. The results indicate linear and directly promotional relationships between all variables with significant quantities in relation to depression-hopelessness (rs= 0,295; ?= 0,01) and depression-suicide risk (rs= 0,478; ?= 0,01) the latter being the highest report.
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