Prevalence of mental disorders among middle-aged population of primary healthcare centers in Northeastern Iran

Primary healthcare centers (PHCs) serve as the cornerstone of accessible medical services in society, playing a crucial role in screening, detecting, and treating various health issues. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in middle-aged individuals who refer to PH...

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Published in:BMC public health 2024-01, Vol.24 (1), p.80-80, Article 80
Main Authors: Talebi, Mehdi, Taghipour, Ali, Raouf-Rahmati, Amene, Farokhani, Ehsan Musa, Ghaffariyan-Jam, Saeed, Samarghandi, Azadeh, Nemati, Maryam, Nemati, Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Distribution
Anxiety
Bipolar disorder
Chi-square test
Child
Child psychopathology
Children
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease prevention
Electronic health records
Electronic medical records
Electronic records
Female
Females
Forecasting
Health aspects
Health care
Health facilities
Health problems
Health services
Health Status
Health Surveys
Humans
Iran
Iran - epidemiology
Logistic Models
Male
Males
Medical colleges
Medical electronics
Medical records
Medical referrals
Medical research
Medical science
Medicine, Experimental
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Health
Mental health care
Mentally ill
Middle age
Middle Aged
Population
Prevalence
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Psychiatrists
Rural areas
Rural Population
Sampling Studies
Sex differences
Sex Distribution
Substance abuse treatment
Urban Population
Validity
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Summary:Primary healthcare centers (PHCs) serve as the cornerstone of accessible medical services in society, playing a crucial role in screening, detecting, and treating various health issues. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in middle-aged individuals who refer to PHCs and the potential of PHCs in diagnosing mental disorders. This cross-sectional study was implemented at PHCs under the supervision of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) in northeast Iran in 2018. The enrolled subjects were middle-aged adults who had electronic medical records in SINA, an integrated health management system, and the electronic medical records of MUMS. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders by type and their relationship with demographic information was evaluated by a Chi-square test using SPSS 22. This study involved 218,341 middle-aged participants. Prevalence of psychiatric disorders was 8.59%, and depression (53.72%) and anxiety (42.02%) were the most common psychiatric disorders in both males and females. The prevalence of mental disorders was significantly higher in females than in males (88.18% vs. 18.81%; P 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-023-17598-0