Introduction:

Covid-19 has brought about different changes and consequences in society. The healthcare personnel has been one of the most affected groups in the psychological sphere due to the increase of stressful events.

Objective:

to determine the psychological manifestations in students of medicine during the active surveys conducted for Covid-19.

Methods:

a quantitative, observational, descriptive and cross-sectional research was carried out with 59 students of medicine; the students are part of the Municipal Venue of Medical Sciences in San Cristobal, Artemisa province, these students conducted active surveys for Covid-19 during May 2020.

Results:

the vulnerability to stress as symptom was not present in 17 % of the students of medicine. The probable and recognized anxiety was present in 28,8 % and 18,6 respectively. Not present or minimum depression levels prevailed in the 86,4 % of students and only one confirmed suicidal thoughts; 100 % of them had signs of neurotic performance and 54,2 % showed confrontation focused on emotions.

Conclusions:

most of the students of medicine did not manifest psychological disorders or suicidal thoughts.

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