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Mojahed A, Rigi Kooteh B, Mohammadi M R, Alavi S S, Ahmadi N, Shahbakhsh R, et al . Prevalence of Mental disorders among Children and Teenagers in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. CJHR 2021; 6 (3) :91-100
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Prevalence of Mental disorders among Children and Teenagers in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Azizollah Mojahed1 
, Behzad Rigi Kooteh * 2, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi3 , Seyed Salman Alavi3 , Nastaran Ahmadi4 , Rahim Shahbakhsh5 , Jafar Sarani Yaztappeh6 , Sadegh Shahbakhsh7 , Naim Mohamadhasani7 , Ahmad Saljooghi Falizak7 , Sakineh Shaghouzaei7
, Behzad Rigi Kooteh * 2, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi3 , Seyed Salman Alavi3 , Nastaran Ahmadi4 , Rahim Shahbakhsh5 , Jafar Sarani Yaztappeh6 , Sadegh Shahbakhsh7 , Naim Mohamadhasani7 , Ahmad Saljooghi Falizak7 , Sakineh Shaghouzaei7
1- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
2- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Children and Adolescents Health Research Center, Resistant Tuberculosis Institute, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran , brkpsycho1988@gmail.com
3- Department of Psychiatry, Psychology Research Center, Roozbeh hospital,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4- Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, ShahidSadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
5- Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Science and Culture. Tehran, Iran
6- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
7- Department of Clinical psychology , Islamic Azad University,Zahedan. Iran
2- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Children and Adolescents Health Research Center, Resistant Tuberculosis Institute, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran , brkpsycho1988@gmail.com
3- Department of Psychiatry, Psychology Research Center, Roozbeh hospital,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4- Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, ShahidSadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
5- Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Science and Culture. Tehran, Iran
6- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
7- Department of Clinical psychology , Islamic Azad University,Zahedan. Iran
Abstract: (1292 Views)
Background: Paying attention to psychiatric disorder in childhood and adolescence is critical. It causes the occurrence of mental disorders in adulthood. The present study aimed to explore the frequency of mental disorders among children and adolescents in Zahedan City, Iran.
Materials & Methods: This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Individuals aged between 6 and 18 years were included in this investigation. In total, 1003 children and adolescents were selected by the random cluster sampling method. To collect the required information, in addition to demographic
information, the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS-PL) for school-age Children-Present and Lifetime version was employed. The obtained data were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression method.
Results: A total of 1003 children and adolescents participated in the study; of them, 489 (48.8%) and 514(51.2%) were males and females, respectively. The Mean±SD age of study participants was 11.96±3.99 years. Moreover, 86.8% of the study subjects were from urban areas and 13.2% from rural areas. The highest prevalence of psychiatric disorders concerned behavioral disorders (6.8%); anxiety disorders (6.7%); The lowest prevalence were related to post-traumatic stress disorder (0.2%) and autism (0.1%). The overall prevalence of psychiatric disorder among children and adolescence was 14.4%.
Conclusion: This study found a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders similar to previous studies in the same age groups. The estimates played an important role in designing useful programs and interventions.
Materials & Methods: This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Individuals aged between 6 and 18 years were included in this investigation. In total, 1003 children and adolescents were selected by the random cluster sampling method. To collect the required information, in addition to demographic
information, the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS-PL) for school-age Children-Present and Lifetime version was employed. The obtained data were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression method.
Results: A total of 1003 children and adolescents participated in the study; of them, 489 (48.8%) and 514(51.2%) were males and females, respectively. The Mean±SD age of study participants was 11.96±3.99 years. Moreover, 86.8% of the study subjects were from urban areas and 13.2% from rural areas. The highest prevalence of psychiatric disorders concerned behavioral disorders (6.8%); anxiety disorders (6.7%); The lowest prevalence were related to post-traumatic stress disorder (0.2%) and autism (0.1%). The overall prevalence of psychiatric disorder among children and adolescence was 14.4%.
Conclusion: This study found a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders similar to previous studies in the same age groups. The estimates played an important role in designing useful programs and interventions.
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Subject:
Epidemiology
Received: 2021/05/4 | Accepted: 2021/07/21 | Published: 2021/09/1
Received: 2021/05/4 | Accepted: 2021/07/21 | Published: 2021/09/1
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