epidemiological study of psychiatric disorders in Qazvin province [2001]

Planning for providing essential mental health services to the people requires a comprehensive understanding of the present status of psychiatric disorders in the society. To carry out the epidemiological study of the psychiatric disorders among the individuals within the age group of 18 years and above in urban and rural areas of Qazvin. This study was a cross-sectional survey in the year 2001. 354 individuals were selected through randomized systematic and clustered sampling methods from among the existing families of Qazvin province. The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia [SADS] questionnaires were completed by a clinical psychologist. The diagnosis of the disorders was based on DSM-IV classification criteria. The results of the study showed that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the province is 31.61% with a value of 42.23% for women and 20.66% for men. The anxiety and mood disorders with 20.89 and 4.80% respectively, showed a higher prevalence in the province. The prevalence of psychotic disorders in this study was 1.12%, neuro-cognitive disorders 2.54% and dissociative disorders 2.26%. In the group of mood disorders, major depression with 2.82% and in the group of anxiety disorders, phobia with 8.19% showed a higher prevalence. The findings make the responsibility of the health policy makers and programmers, in the fields of prevention, treatment and medical education more than before in relation to preparing both executive and practical plans in Qazvin province for mental health

[ epidemiological study of psychiatric disorders in Golestan province, 2001]

Background and Objective: the burden of psychiatric disorders in the developed countries has been identified by the screening questionnaires and standard clinical interviews at a high level, but the epidemiological studies of psychiatric disorders in our country are brief and their numbers are few. Providing essential mental health services to the people requires us to be knowledgeable about the present status of psychiatric disorders in the society. The objective of their research was to carry out the epidemiological study of the psychiatric disorders in the 18 years and above individuals in the urban and rural areas of Golestan province

Materials and Methods: 518 individuals selected through randomized clustered and systematic sampling methods from among the existing families of Golestan province and the schedule for affective disorders and Schizophrenia [SADS] questionnaires completed by the clinical psychologist. The diagnosis of the disorders was based on DSM-IV classification criteria

Results: the results of the study showed that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the province is 14.69%, which was 18.14% in the women, and 11.47% in the men. The mood and affective disorders respectively with 7.93 and 4.05% had the higher prevalence in the province. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in this study was 0.97%, neuro-cognitive disorders 1.16% and dissociative disorders 0.58%. In the group anxiety disorders, panic disorder with 4.05% of had the higher prevalence and in the group of affective disorder, major depression, hypomanic and manic disorder with 1.93

Conclusion: this study showed that 7.53% of individuals that were studied suffered from at least one of the psychiatric disorders. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the province among the individuals in the age group of 41-55 years with 13.04%, separated or divorced individuals 50%, residents of urban areas 11.03%, illiterate individuals 12.75% and housewives 13.04% was more than other individuals in the sample. Being aware of this matter reveals the responsibility of the health policy makers and programmers, prevention, treatment and medical education more than before in relation to preparing application and executive plans in Golestan province for mental health

[ epidemiological study of psychiatric disorders in Guilan Province [year 2001]]

Introduction: the burden of psychiatric disorders in the developed countries has been identified by the screening questionnaires and standard clinical interviews at a high level, but the epidemiological studies on psychiatric disorders in our country are limited and their numbers are few. Planning for providing essential mental health services for people requires us to be knowledgeable about the present status of psychiatric disorders in the society

Objective: the objective of this research was to carry out the epidemiological study of the psychiatric disorders in the individuals 18 years and above in urban and rural areas of Guilan province

Materials and Methods: 925 individuals were selected through randomized cluster and systematic sampling methods from the existing families of Guilan province and questionnaires of Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia [SADS] were completed by the clinical psychologists. The diagnosis of the disorders was based on DSM-IV classification criteria

Results: the results of the study showed that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the province is 15.78 percent which was 22.77 percent in the women and 8.57 percent in the men. The anxiety and mood disorders respectively with 8.32 and 4.12 percent had the higher prevalence in the province. The prevalence of psychotic disorders in this study was 0.32 percent, neuro-cognitive disorders 2.59 percent and dissociative disorders 0.43 percent. In the group of mood disorders, major depression with 3.03 percent and in the group of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder with 2.81 percent had the higher prevalence. The prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders in the province among the individuals in the age group of 41-55 years with 12.50 percent, divorced or separated individuals 25 percent, residents of province 13.39 percent, individuals with primary school education 16.23 percent and housewives 16.40 percent were more than other individuals in the sample

Conclusion: this study showed that at least 10 percent of individuals older than 18 years that were studied suffered from minimum one of the psychiatric disorders. Being aware of this matter reveals the responsibility of the health policy makers and programmers for prevention, treatment and medical education more than before in relation to preparing applied and executive plans in Guilan province for mental health. Although the validity and reliability of SADS for screening and diagnosis were shown in the pilot study, we suggest that another study should be conducted with a greater sample size for the assessment of validity and reliability of SADS for the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders