Author/Authors :
Mojahed, Azizollah Department of Clinical Psychology - School of Medicine - Health Promotion Research Center - Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan , Rigi Kooteh, Behzad Department of Clinical Psychology - School of Medicine - Children and Adolescents Health Research Center - Resistant Tuberculosis Institute - Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan , Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza Department of Psychiatry - Psychology Research Center - Roozbeh hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Alavi, Salman Department of Psychiatry - Psychology Research Center - Roozbeh hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Ahmadi, Nastaran Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center - ShahidSadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd , Shahbakhsh, Rahim Department of Clinical Psychology - University of Science and Culture, Tehran , Sarani Yaztappeh, Jafar Department of Clinical Psychology - School of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Shahbakhsh, Sadegh Department of Clinical psychology - Islamic Azad University, Zahedan , Mohamadhasani, Naim Department of Clinical psychology - Islamic Azad University, Zahedan , Saljooghi Falizak, Ahmad Department of Clinical psychology - Islamic Azad University, Zahedan , Shaghouzaei, Sakineh Department of Clinical psychology - Islamic Azad University, Zahedan
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
Epidemiology , Psychiatric disorders , Children , Teenagers
