01432nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001500118653001100133653001600144653002500160100002800185700002900213700002600242245008600268300001200354490000700366520081300373022001401186020001401200       2015                            d  c07/2015bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aemigration10aGender10aImmigration10aphysiological stress1 aElizabeth Pozos-Radillo1 aLourdes Preciado-Serrano1 aAna Plascencia-Campos00aPsychophysiological symptoms predictive of stress in Mexican immigrants in Canada  a143-1560 v213 aEmigration is a stress-related phenomenon that is manifested depending on the losses perceived when leaving one s own country of origin. This article reports the relationship between perceived stress and psychophysiological symptoms, age, gender and years of residence of Mexican immigrants living in Edmonton, Canada. Two hundred and thirty seven randomly selected immigrants were surveyed during the year 2013. A relationship was found between perceived stress and physical symptoms (cold hands and feet, neck and backaches, and fatigue), psychological symptoms (feeling depressed, anxiety and insomnia), and female gender. Assessing the symptomology of perceived stress in immigrants  health, work, finance, family and social and environmental settings may offer an opportunity for efficient intervention.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437