TY - JOUR T1 - The Prevalence of Behavioral and Mental Disorders among the Youth of Markazi Province TT - شیوع علایم اختلال‌های روانی- رفتاری در جوانان استان مرکزی JF - ijpcp JO - ijpcp VL - 14 IS - 4 UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-616-en.html Y1 - 2009 SP - 454 EP - 458 KW - mental disorders; adolescent psychiatry; diagnosis N2 - AbstractObjectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of mental disorders among individuals between 15 and 29 years of age in the Markazi province (in Iran). Method: In a cross-sectional descriptive study, 1800 individuals (907 males and 893 females) were selected using proportional stratified sampling from 10 cities in the Markazi province (Iran). The subjects were examined using Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, and Tukey follow-up test. Results: 21.3% of subjects (26.7% of females and 16.0% of males) were suffering from at least one mental disorder. Being a female (p M3 ER -