epidemiology of mental illnesses in kashan city

this article reports the results of an epidemiology of mental disorders among adults above 15 years in urben areas of kashan city. data were gathered using general health questionnaire (28- items version) and clinical interview based on dsm-iv. results showed the total prevalence of mental disorders, were about 23.75%. more prevalent were mood disorder, (%11.75). anxiety disorder, (%11.15) and general anxiety disorder (%8.08). prevalence of adjustment disorder and psychosomatic disorder were %1.62 and %0.97. results showed significant relationship between age, sex, education, marital status, ocupational status, familial history of mental disorders and rate of mental illness. retest validity of ghq-28 was significant at 0.001 level and its sensitivity was high. therefore, ghq-28 is sufficient reliable to apply as a screening test in episeniological studies.