Depression, anxiety, and stress in residents of a neglected population in the district of San Juan de Lurigancho

The global situation is causing a crisis in the mental health of the population in general as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and the person in situations of crisis or change, present responses of anxiety, stress, and depression due to the moments of risk that are being faced as a result of the pandemic. Therefore, its research objective is to determine depression, anxiety, and stress in residents of a neglected population in San Juan de Lurigancho. It is a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, with a total population of 480 participants from the district of San Juan de Lurigancho, who responded to a sociodemographic data questionnaire and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). In the results, we observe the correlation between the main variable depression with the variables of sociodemographic aspects in the study, it can be evidenced that there is an existing relationship between the main variable depression, and the variables of the sociodemographic aspects since its score is (p <0.005). In conclusion, professional help for young people should be taken into account, promoting prevention programs, coping skills, and mental health about the pandemic and what decisions to make in this current situation.