A study of the mental health of High school Students of Hamideyh, suburb of Ahvaz Township

How to Cite:Gholamreza RajabiMehdi HarizaviA study of the mental health of High school Students of Hamideyh, suburb of Ahvaz Township.Jundishapur J Health Sci.4(4):25-36.

Abstract

Of the students, 305 (34.1%) achieved a GHQ-28 score above threshold and suffer from mental disorders (35.5% of girls and 33.5% of boys). Girls relative risk of developing mental disorders was higher than that of boys. According to the Questionnaire, the prevalence of mental health disorders was anxiety 34.1% (38.7% of girls and 32.1% of boys), social dysfunction 25.6% (22.6% of girls and 26.9% of boys), depression 17.7% (11.8% of girls and 20.3% of boys), and somatic compliances 17.4% (17.2% of girls and 17.5% of boys), respectively. There were no significant differences between girl and boy students in mental health in general (p=0.994), somatic compliances (p=0.978), anxiety symptoms (p=0.094), social dysfunction (p=0.956, p=0.946), and depression symptoms (p=0.574), and among age-groups students in mental health in general (p=0.718), somatic compliances (p=0.266), anxiety symptoms (p=0.178), social dysfunction (p=0.946), and depression symptoms (p=0.199), respectively. There was a significant difference between primary to pre-college students in anxiety symptoms (p0.027).

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