Prevalence of Mental disorders among Children and Teenagers in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran

Background: Paying attention to psychiatric disorder in childhood and adolescence is critical. It causes the occurrence of mental disorders adulthood. The present study aimed explore frequency among children adolescents Zahedan City, Iran. Materials & Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Individuals aged between 6 18 years were included this investigation. In total, 1003 selected by random cluster sampling method. To collect required information, addition demographic Schedule for Affective Disorders Schizophrenia (K-SADS-PL) school-age Children-Present Lifetime version employed. obtained data analyzed using multivariate logistic regression Results: A total participated study; them, 489 (48.8%) 514(51.2%) males females, respectively. Mean±SD age participants 11.96±3.99 years. Moreover, 86.8% subjects from urban areas 13.2% rural areas. highest prevalence concerned behavioral (6.8%); anxiety (6.7%); lowest related post-traumatic stress (0.2%) autism (0.1%). overall 14.4%. Conclusion: found high similar previous studies same groups. estimates played an important role designing useful programs interventions.