DIFICULTADES DEL SUEÑO Y SÍNTOMAS PSICOLÓGICOS EN ESTUDIANTES DE MEDICINA DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO

Sleep difficulties and psychological symptoms in medicine students in Mexico . The purpose of this study was to describe sleep difficulties in first year medical students associated with psycho - pathological symptoms. A cross-sectional study in 572 Medicine students, who were assessed by the Symptom Check List-90 (SCL-90), was performed. A 3.5% of students reported having a hard time sleeping, 6.3% had difficulty staying asleep and 11.4% waking up very early. Sleep difficulties were significantly associated with all psychopathological symptoms. The best predictors of sleep difficulties were anxiety, hostility and interpersonal sensitivity. In conclusion, the symptoms associated with stress, anger, worry, cognitive hyperarousal and hyper- vigilance are the best predictors for sleep difficulties in this population.