An epidemiological survey of psychiatric disorders in Iran.

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Authors

MohammadReza Mohammadi · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Haratoon Davidian · Roozbeh Hospital

Ahmad Ali Noorbala · Roozbeh Hospital

Hossein Malekafzali · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Hamid Reza Naghavi · Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Hamid Reza Pouretemad · Shahid Beheshti University

Seyed Amir Amin Yazdi

Abstract

The mental health pattern in Iran is similar to the western countries, but it seems that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Iran may be lower than these countries. It is estimated that at least about 7 millions of Iranian population suffer from one or more of the psychiatric disorders. It shows the importance of the role of the psychiatric disorders in providing preventive and management programs in Iran.

Topics & Keywords

Mental Health Treatment and Access Health and Well-being Studies Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health

Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 16-16

DOI: 10.1186/1745-0179-1-16

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