| Background: There is no population based study about prevalence of psychiatric conditions in Kermanshah. A
screening study reported the rate of 39.1% for psychiatric disorders.
Methods: This is the second phase of a larger study. From those with a positive screening, 15% were randomly
selected and interviewed face-to-face at home by trained clinical psychologists with Farsi version of the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV (SCID) I and II.
Results: The original sample was 2102 participants, from those 319 individuals were interviewed. Only 15
participants (4.7% of the positively screened sample) had a negative result. Major depressive disorder (8.3%),
generalized anxiety disorder (4.7%), obsessive compulsive disorder (4.6%) and obsessive compulsive personality
disorder (3.3%) were the most common disorders diagnosed within this sample.
Conclusion: This population based study gives prevalence rates for psychiatric disorders in Kermanshah for the
first time. Results can be the basis for health care policy makers and further studies. |