Authors
Ali Khaleghi, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, Atefeh Zandifar, Nastaran Ahmadi, Seyyed Salman Alavi, Ameneh Ahmadi, Javad Mahmoudi-Gharaei, Zahra Hooshyari, Ali Mostafavi, Mahbod Fadaei Fooladi, Neda Vahed, Marziyeh Razeghi, Alireza Zahmatkesh, Mehrdad Barzegari, Sepideh Akbarpoor, Alia Shakiba, Malihe Mobini, Rahim Badrfam
Publication date
2018/10/1
Journal
Asian journal of psychiatry
Volume
37
Pages
146-153
Publisher
Elsevier Science BV
Description
Objective
This survey was conducted to investigate the prevalence of various psychiatric disorders among children and adolescents aged 6–18 years in urban areas of Tehran.
Methods
In the study, which was done with random sampling method, 2095 children and adolescents in the range seniors aged 6–18 years, have been studied and based on Persian version of K-SADS-PL, we reviewed the psychiatric disorders related to them.
Results
The overall prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents was 28.2%. The most commonly diagnosed disorders were anxiety disorders (21.9%), followed by behavioral disorders (9.6%).
Conclusion
According to the results, 28.2% of the children and adolescents in Tehran province had psychiatric disorders, that is with increasing rate, compared with similar studies. Therefore, as a public health policy, the necessary tools for identifying, preventing and treating …
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A Khaleghi, MR Mohammadi, A Zandifar, N Ahmadi… - Asian journal of psychiatry, 2018