psychological dimensions in patients admitted in imam khomeini general hospital in tehran.

objectives: the aim of this study was to assess the mental health of patients admitted in internal medicine, surgery and gynecology wards of imam khomeini hospital of tehran in 2009. method: the symptom checklist-90-r (scl-90-r) questionnaire was administered for 93 patients in internal, surgical and gynecological wards of imam khomeini hospital in 2009. result: in this study, the mean age was (32.89±12.69) with a range of 14 to 70 years old. 42 patients (44.7%) were male and 52 (59.6%) were female; 56 patients (59.6%) were married and 37 (40.4%) were single. there is a significant relationship between gender& marital status (p0.7). in psychiatric symptoms, somatization has the highest prevalence (90.5%), and depression (77.9%) and anxiety (71.6%) have a higher prevalence than other symptoms among patients who suffer from psychiatric problems. conclusion: according to the result of the current study, there is a high prevalence of psychiatric problems among the admitted patients in internal medicine, surgery and gynecology wards of a general hospital according to scl-90-r questionnaire. this study advises that more attention be given to mental health in general hospitals.