%0 Journal Article %A Palahang, Hasan %A Nasr, Mehdi %A Brahani, Mohammad naghi %A . Shahmohammadi, Davood %T Epidemiology of Mental Illnesses in Kashan City %J Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology %V 2 %N 4 %U http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1745-en.html %R %D 1996 %K %X This article reports the results of an epidemiology of mental disorders among adults above 15 years in urben areas of Kashan city. Data were gathered using General Health Questionnaire (28- Items version) and clinical interview based on DSM-IV. Results showed the total prevalence of mental disorders, were about 23.75%. More prevalent were mood disorder, (%11.75). anxiety disorder, (%11.15) and general anxiety disorder (%8.08). Prevalence of adjustment disorder and psychosomatic disorder were %1.62 and %0.97. Results showed significant relationship between age, sex, education, marital status, ocupational status, familial history of mental disorders and rate of mental illness. Retest validity of GHQ-28 was significant at 0.001 level and its sensitivity was high. Therefore, GHQ-28 is sufficient reliable to apply as a screening test in episeniological studies. %> http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1745-en.pdf %P 19-27 %& 19 %! Epidemiology of Mental Illnesses in Kashan City %9 Original Research %L A-10-1-574 %+ , Mental Health Unit, Charamahal-e-Bakhtiary health Center %G eng %@ 1735-4315 %[ 1996