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Psychiatric Disorders in Iranian Children and Adolescents: Application of the Kiddie-sads-present and Lifetime Version (K-sads-pl)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

M. Mohammadi ,
N. Ahmadi ,
M. Salmanian ,
S. Arman ,
J. Khoshhal Dastjerdi ,
A. Ghanizadeh ,
A.L.I. Alavi ,
A. Malek ,
H. Fathzadeh Gharibeh  and
F. Moharreri
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M. Mohammadi
Affiliation:
Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
N. Ahmadi
Affiliation:
Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
M. Salmanian
Affiliation:
Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
S. Arman
Affiliation:
Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
J. Khoshhal Dastjerdi
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, Geographic Sciences and Planning Faculty University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
A. Ghanizadeh
Affiliation:
Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
A.L.I. Alavi
Affiliation:
Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
A. Malek
Affiliation:
Clinical Psychiatry Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
H. Fathzadeh Gharibeh
Affiliation:
Clinical Psychiatry Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
F. Moharreri
Affiliation:
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
P. Hebrani
Affiliation:
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
A.L.I. Motavallian
Affiliation:
Deputy of Research, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

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Objective

The aim of the present study was toinvestigate the epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in adolescents in fiveprovinces of Iran: Tehran, Shiraz, Esfahan, Tabriz and Mashhad.

Method

In the present study, 9636 children and adolescents aged 6-18 yearswere selected from Tehran, Shiraz, Esfahan, Tabriz and Mashhad. The clinicalpsychologists were instructed to complete the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), then each of them that received high score in SDQ, completethe Persian version of Kiddie-Sads-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL). Oneway ANOVA was used totest for significant differences of disorders according to sex, age and province of residence.

Result

Based on the results, the highest prevalenceof psychiatric disorders in the five provinces was related to conduct disorder (20.9%), and the lowest prevalence was related to substance abuse andalcohol abuse (0%). Also, ADHD had the most prevalence in boys (23.6%) and ODDhad the most prevalence in girls (19%). Among the 5 provinces, Tehran and Shiraz allocated the highest rates of ODD; Esfahan, Tabriz andMashhad had the highest rates of social phobia

Conclusion

In this study, the highest prevalence ofpsychological problems in the five provinces was related to conduct problems, and the lowest prevalence was related to substance abuse andalcohol abuse. It was determined that girls have more ODD than boys. In the current study, theprevalence of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents in the urbanpopulation in Tehran province was higher than expected.

Type
Article: 0688
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2015 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2015
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