غربالگري آسيب شناسي رواني در دانش آموزان مقطع متوسطه شهرسازي آزمون SL-09-R در سال تحصيلي 82-81

Psychopathological screening of high school students based on SL-90-R in Sari, 2002-2003

Background and purpose: Adolecsence is the most important developmental period that can be predisposing for many behavioral disorders, offendery, substance abuse and mental disorders. Considering the increase of these situations in adolecsents and youth population in Iran, it is important for fact finding and suitable plan for controlling these disorders. Therefore, in this research, attempts were made to evaluated the status of high school studentsʹ mental health in Sari city in 2002-2003. Materials and methods: It was a descriptive-analytical research on 1536 high school students in Sari using two questioners; SCL-90-R and demographic. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: 10.5 percent of the students are suspicious of mental disorder and 9 most common psycopathological subscales in this population were in order of paranoid, interpersonal sensivity, aggression, depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, psycotism, somatic complain and Fobia, respectively. There are significant correlation between mental health and variables of sex, age group and mother education (P<0/05). Conclusion: Considering the rate of suspicious cases of mental disorder in students, government attention to mental health is necessary. Promoting mental health and psychiatry conseling services, comprehersive planning in offering conseling services, mental health education and including chapters about mental health in school literature are recommended to overcome the problem.