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Kazemi B, Dastjerdi R. Epidemiological of Mental Disorders in teenagers of 15 and higher in Rural Areas of Birjand City in 2011. Mod Care J 2014; 11 (1) :37-43
URL: http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/article-1-492-en.html
Epidemiological of Mental Disorders in teenagers of 15 and higher in Rural Areas of Birjand City in 2011
Behrouz Kazemi *1 , Reza Dastjerdi2
1- Behrooz Kazemi, The man in charge of Mental Health Centre, Southern Khorasan, Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Birjand, Iran. Email: behrooz.kazemi@bums.ac.ir
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Paramedics, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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Background and AimEpidemiological study of mental disorders is essential for estimating mental health burden, prevalence of mental disorders and health needs, the aim of this study was to determine epidemiological of mental disorders in teenagers of 15 and higher in rural areas of Birjand city in 2011.   Materials and MethodsIn this cross-sectional study selected 504 persons 15 years and older by systematic random sampling from rural areas of Birjand city. Data collection instrument was ScL90-R that reliability was 0.88, by using of Cronbach Alpha coefficient. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 15 and Chi-Square statistical tests at 0.05 significant levels.   ResultsAccording to the results 154 (30.6%) cases had mental disorders. Prevalence of mental disorders was significantly higher in female than male, and in divorcees and widows than married women (p
Keywords: Mental disorders, SCL90-R questionnaire, Incidence, Epidemiology
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Received: 2026/01/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/26 | Published: 2026/01/26
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