Mental health survey of adult population in Kermanshah County, 2015: Preliminary report

Status of mental health and its associated factors among the general populace of India during COVID‐19 pandemic

“…The occurrence of psychological stress among the general population was higher than expected. In general, the incidence rate of mental disorder in the present study was higher than the prevalence rate of most of the previous studies conducted using the GHQ‐28 method (Shirzadi, Khazaie, & Farhang, 2017; Veisani, Delpisheh, & Mohamadian, 2018). Age has been identified as a significant factor; the prevalence of mental disorders increased with an increase in age.…”

“…However, the findings of the current study broadly support several recent studies. (Qiu et al, 2020; Sayehmiri, Sarokhani, Bagheri, & Ghanei Gheshlagh, 2019; Shirzadi et al, 2017; Veisani et al, 2018; Zandifar & Badrfam, 2020; Zhou, 2020).…”

An epidemiological survey of psychiatric disorders in Iran: Kermanshah

“…We have been previously reported results of screening of the population in this region for psychiatric disorders. This preliminary study showed that 39.1% of participants were screened positive for psychiatric disorder and 58.9% had impairment in social functioning (Shirzadi et al, 2017). The present study is the final report of this survey and reports mental health status and its distribution in the adult population living in Kermanshah County.…”

“…Sampling method and screening with General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) in the screening phase is described elsewhere (Shirzadi et al, 2017). In this manuscript, we described that a positive screening by GHQ-28 was obtained from 822 (39.1%) individuals from whom 37.5% were female and 40.4% were from urban area (Shirzadi et al, 2017). From those with a positive result for GHQ-28, 15% (plus extra 2% for drop outs) were randomly selected for the second phase of the study.…”