Objective: To determine whether alcohol consumption is a factor associated with depression in male medicine students at the Ricardo Palma del Ciclo II Private University (August-December) in 2018. Methods: Non-experimental, analytical, cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study in the Human Medicine Faculty of the Ricardo Palma University, during the 2018 academic year. A survey and a validated test conducted 200 male students after their informed consent: The validated self-evaluation test of depressive features of Zung. which consists of 20 questions that help us determine the depressive state according to the diagnostic criteria ICD-10 and DSM IV. Results: 200 male students were surveyed. 67.5% of students are between 18 and 22 years old. 70% of students rarely consume alcohol, and 9% of students consume alcohol 2 to 6 times a week, 48.5% of students have mild depression and 3%...

Objective: To determine whether alcohol consumption is a factor associated with depression in male medicine students at the Ricardo Palma del Ciclo II Private University (August-December) in 2018. Methods: Non-experimental, analytical, cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study in the Human Medicine Faculty of the Ricardo Palma University, during the 2018 academic year. A survey and a validated test conducted 200 male students after their informed consent: The validated self-evaluation test of depressive features of Zung. which consists of 20 questions that help us determine the depressive state according to the diagnostic criteria ICD-10 and DSM IV. Results: 200 male students were surveyed. 67.5% of students are between 18 and 22 years old. 70% of students rarely consume alcohol, and 9% of students consume alcohol 2 to 6 times a week, 48.5% of students have mild depression and 3%...