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ResumenCada vez son más frecuentes los trastornos psicológicos o psiquiátricos en las consultas de Pediatría de Atención Primaria. En este artículo se revisan de forma práctica los trastornos de depresión y ansiedad que se ven habitualmente en la consulta. Además, se reflexiona sobre las consecuencias que la separación de los padres tiene en los niños, cuando no se hace de forma inteligente y madura. El tratamiento de estos trastornos es fundamentalmente psicoterapéutico, utilizándose los fármacos solo en casos en que la terapia cognitivo-conductual no haya sido eficaz.Palabras clave: Depresión. Ansiedad. Psicoterapia. Depression, anxiety and divorce in childhood. Practical aspects for the busy pediatricianAbstract Psychological or psychiatric disorders are increasingly frequent in pediatric outpatient clinics of primary care. This article reviews in a practical way the depression and anxiety disorders that are commonly seen in the office. Consequences of parental divorce in children are also addressed especially when they have not been done in an intelligent and mature way. Treatment of these disorders is usually psychotherapeutic. Drugs should only be used in cases where cognitive therapy is not effective.

Introduction: Emotional disorders can influence the academic performance of students, however, the factors, academic, family and social, can modify this relationship. Aim: To describe the emotional disorders and their relationship with academic performance in the students of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Cooperativa de Colombia University, Medellin, Envigado. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 140 randomly selected students, who were surveyed with sociodemographic information, academic performance and applied a validated instrument for measuring emotional disorders. A univariate and bivariate analysis was performed. Results: 140 students participated, the average age was 22,5 years, most women 55,7%. In general the average of the students was of 3.79 with a standard deviation of 0.33 a minimum of 3,0 and a maximum of 4,5. Mainly, a greater percentage of the depressive disorder was found in 18,6% and of anxiety in 13,6% and there was no association with statistical significance between the emotional disorders and the academic performance, according to the chi-square test (p≥0.05, chi-square). Conclusion: The most frequent emotional disorders in dental students were depression and anxiety. Depression occurred more in students with average (good) academic performance.

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