ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research is to find the relationship between mental health and Job burnout among the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education headquarters personnel. The population under study was all the working personnel in the Headquarter of above-mentioned organization in 2007. The sample size, based on the scientific determination of sample size, was calculated to be 387 people with the layered sampling method. In collecting data two methods have been used: A] Gold burg mental health questionnaire, which includes 28 multiple-choice questions about four factors [anxiety-sleep disorder, major depression, social disorder and physical disorder]. B] Maslach job burnout questionnaire, which includes 22 multiple-choice questions about three factors [emotional fatigue, personality metamorphosis and lock of personal success]. In order to analyze the discretional data; the mode, mean, medium and percentage were used. We also used the statistical methods [independent groups T-test, step by step multiple variance regression] to determine the outcomes. The results indicate that: 1] It will be possible to predict the occupational fatigue in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education headquarters personnel from mental health scores: It is easier to predict mental health by looking at social disorders than sleep disorder or anxiety. According to this research among the four mentioned mental health factors the prediction value of Job burnout indicators can be prioritize as follow: 1-Social disorder 2-Anxiety-Sleep disorder 3-Physical disorder 4-Major depression 2] There was no significant difference in the mental health status between male and female population. 3] There was no significant difference in Job burnout between male and female population