RT - Journal Article T1 - Epidemiology of Mental Disorders in Urabn and Rural Areas of Sowmaesara-Gillan JF - ijpcp YR - 1995 JO - ijpcp VO - 1 IS - 4 UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1667-en.html SP - 55 EP - 60 AB - The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rate of mental disorders among people aged 15 and over. After a pilot study for estimating the sample size, 625 subjects were selected by random cluster sampling from family information files in Sowmaesara health centre office. In this study, GHQ-28 was used as a screening tool, and DSM-III-R Clinical interview Checklist for diagnostic interview. The results showed that 23.84% (30.84% females and 15.8% males) had mental disorder. Mood (12.16%) and anxiety (7.52%) disorders were the most prevalent ones. This results also revealed that major depression (6.24%) was the most prevalent disorder in among mood disorders. And generalized anxiety disorder (5.12%) was the most prevalent one among anxiety disorders. LA eng UL http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1667-en.html M3 ER -