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Damari B, Almadani S H, Hajebi A, Salehi Shahrabi N. Promoting Mental Health in Workplaces of Iran; Reviewing Present Status and Future Approaches. IJPCP 2019; 25 (2) :122-135
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1- MD, MPH, MFPH, Community Medicine Specialist, Associated Professor of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Health & Governance Department, Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries center of Neuroscience institution, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- PhD. student in Psychology, deputy general manager in the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
3- Professor, Risky Behaviors (ReCARB), Research Center for Addiction, Psychiatric Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4- PhD. in public administration, Research assistant at Health & Governance Department, Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries center of Neuroscience institution, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , nargesalehi@gmail.com
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1. Introduction

According to the World Health Organization definition, mental health is not just lack of mental comprises subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, dependence and self-actualization of one’s intellectual and emotional potential [1]. Approximately 919 million people are suffering from psychiatric disorders around the world [2]. According to the latest survey, 33% of the workforce in Iran suffer from mental disorders. Therefore, reducing this level of mental disorders requires a national plan.
In addition to the personal, biological, genetic, and the environment (in which one grows up), the mental health in workplaces depends on satisfaction with the job specifications, cultural environment, the income, communication with colleagues, and the irrational discrimination [7, 8, 9].
Based on the statistic, more than 80% of people are accessible in the workplaces. Therefore, health programs in workplaces are one of the key health promotion interventions. Mental health promotion can be part of human resource management policies, and treatment of mental health problems in their early stages of diagnosis is critical [5]. 
Improving mental disorders in workplaces and labor communities need national policy plans and the agreement of key officials, including representatives of employers and workers, and suppliers of services and resources. The purpose of this study is to survey the mental and social health status in Iranian workplaces and to recommend promoting approaches.
2. Method
A mixed method (qualitative-quantitative) was used in this study, whereby the dominant part was qualitative. The study data were collected through review of documents, interviews, and group discussions. The results were classified in three separate areas of the current situation, future direction, and requirements of implementation.
The qualitative section includes stakeholder analysis, interviews, group discussion, organizational status analysis, and document review. A stakeholder analysis was conducted by the commitment-impact matrix to form a leading technical committee. The level of experience and expertise of the legal entities was considered to select the member of the leading committee. The purposeful sampling was done interviews and choosing of A public health specialist organized and held the interviews. Questions were initially emailed to individuals, and then, face-to-face interviews were performed. 
The obtained data were analyzed by and the results were presented in three separate sections: 1. Understanding the current the review of the existing data, evaluating previous interventions and upper-hand documents; 2. Future prospects, strategic goals; and 3. Interventions and implementing the required resources, monitoring and evaluation indicators, motivation patterns, implementation structure, the capability of executive staffs and manuals prepared.
Furthermore, the interventions were categorized into three groups; promotional and compulsory interventions. Then, the leading committee revised and finalized the presented results.
3. Results
The data collected from questionnaires the average prevalence of mental health in workplaces was 34.5% in Iran in 2016. The details of mental health dimensions shown in Table 1. 

According to the achieved results, the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare of Iran with the assistance of inter-sectoral cooperation and participation of the:::union::::: of employees and employers plans to reduce mental disorders down to 25% of mental diseases in the starting year, and increase in the level of social capital and happiness among labor communities by 2020. Details of this report shown in Table 2.

Ethical Considerations
Compliance with ethical guidelines

All ethical principles were considered in this research. The participants and interviewees were informed about the purpose of the study and they were also assured about the confidentiality of their data. Furthermore, they were free to leave the study whenever they want. 
Funding
This study was conducted and financially supported  by the  Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare of Iran.

Conceptualization: All authors; Methodology: Behzad Damari; Investigation: Narges Salehi Shahrabi, Seyed Hossein Hajebi; Writing-original draft: Narges Salehi Shahrabi, Behzad Damari; Writing-review and editing: Seyed Hossein Almadani, Behzad Damari; Funding acquisition: Seyed Hossein Hajebi, Seyed Hossein Almadani; Resources: Narges Salehi Shahrabi, Behzad Damari; Supervision: Behzad Damari.
Conflicts of interest
The authors no conflict of interest.


Acknowledgements
This study was proposed by the Development, Prevention, and Treatment   center of the Organization to be used by of Social Affairs at the Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in Iran. The authors would like to thank the relevant authorities especially Dr. , and all for their valuable cooperation.
 
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Type of Study: Original Research | Subject: Psychiatry and Psychology
Received: 2018/09/6 | Accepted: 2019/02/24 | Published: 2019/07/1

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